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If humans go extinct, mushrooms may rule the world.
disasters

This Engineer Is Preparing to Feed a World Without Sunlight

How do you feed eight billion people during a nuclear winter?
Reina Gattuso February 19, 2019
Denzer's books remind you that books are objects. Also, cheese is fun.
objects of intrigue

Every Page of This Book Is a Slice of Cheese

And it's sitting on the shelves at several university libraries.
Abigail Cain February 18, 2019
A sweet sampler.
collections

Why a Museum Owns a Chocolate Company's Embroidery Collection

The Whitman Sampler Collection is pretty sweet.
Anne Ewbank February 15, 2019
Thums Up's marketing enjoined consumers to "Taste the Thunder!'
coca cola

When India Kicked Out Coca-Cola, Local Sodas Thrived

Some still reign today.
Kylie Obermeier February 15, 2019
More advanced birch tapping techniques co-exist with the spigot and bucket method.
food

In Alaska, Birch Syrup Is a Sweet Sign of Breakup Season

The running sap is like a local version of Groundhog Day.
Bree Kessler February 14, 2019
A giant, gummy head.
art

This Assortment of Candy Art Includes a Giant, Illuminated Gummy Bear

Bear in mind, it's not actually edible.
Rohini Chaki February 13, 2019
The Millennial Olive of Arroyo Carnicero
Casabermeja, Spain

Millennial Olive of Arroyo Carnicero

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.
The Cataract House Hotel offered luxury in a frontier town.
hotels

The Legendary, Lavish Dinner Parties of South Dakota's Divorce Colony

For a time, wealthy divorce seekers headed to the frontier.
Zara Stone February 12, 2019
An Olsen Fish Company employee adds fresh water to a bucket of lutefisk.
food

Scandinavian-Americans Are Breaking Up With Lutefisk

But a new demographic is keeping America's largest lutefisk company afloat.
Kirstin Fawcett February 11, 2019
William E. Whitehouse, surrounded by images of pistachios.
trees

America's Pistachio Industry Came From a Single Seed

A "plant explorer" helped establish the crop in California.
Anne Ewbank February 11, 2019
Stolovaya 57 serves classic comfort foods such as porridge and pancakes.
restaurants

Why Russians Are Lining Up for Soviet-Style Canteens

They haven’t lost their taste for Cold War-era comfort food.
Susie Armitage February 7, 2019
No drowning Pikachus here.
farms

Farmers Are Making Bespoke Milk for Coffee Art

High fat, protein-rich dairy produces better foam and tastier coffee.
Rohini Chaki February 6, 2019
A 17th-century depiction of a fat-tailed sheep.
animals

For Thousands of Years, People Have Been Obsessed With Fat-Tailed Sheep

Writers and artists found them entrancing.
Anne Ewbank February 5, 2019
Interned Italians enter Fort Missoula in 1941.
prisons

When the U.S. Interned Italians in Montana, They Rioted Over Olive Oil

For the "enemy aliens" held at Fort Missoula, suet was an insult.
Reina Gattuso February 1, 2019
At Bletchley Park, teacups were a bone of contention.
food

During WWII, Bletchley Park Was Home to Codebreaking and Tea Shenanigans

Staff at "Station X" threw their teacups into lakes and stuffed them into hedges.
Allan Richarz January 31, 2019
A group preparing a noonday meal in the 16th century.
medieval

In Medieval Baghdad, Rulers Held Elite Cook-Offs

The "Iron Chef of medieval times" could have serious consequences.
Anne Ewbank January 30, 2019
Famous Londoners once sipped rooster-infused beverages on these premises.
bars

Why So Many Bars Are Named After Cocks

Londoners once loved an ale whose key ingredient was a rooster.
Kathleen Crowther January 29, 2019
<em>Lycopersicum</em> III 2013 | 120cm x 240cm
food

This Artist Makes Mesmerizing Collages From Produce You Can't Find in Supermarkets

Celebrating the diversity of tomatoes, corn, and other crops.
Reina Gattuso January 29, 2019