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Dental plaque in these teeth provide evidence that Mediterranean ancestors ate fish and plants.
food

Found: Tooth Gunk That Shows Mesolithic Mediterraneans Ate Fish and Plants

Questionable dental hygiene in a man from the 8th millennium B.C. unveils early omnivore tendencies.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 6, 2018
Antoine Parmentier painted by François Dumont in 1812.
science

History’s Greatest Potato Promoter Relied on Science and Stunts

Before Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, the French considered the tuber disgusting and poisonous.
Jim Clarke June 6, 2018
Potatoes on the tomb.
Paris, France

Grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
A sweet stack of IHOP pancakes.
science

When Researchers Used IHOP to Determine if Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake

Delicious, and helpful.
Paula Mejia June 6, 2018
Climate change and technology will likely play an outsized role.
food

What Will Your National Dish Look Like in 2050?

We want to know your predictions for the future's culinary landscape.
Anne Ewbank June 5, 2018
What defines a "pepper?"
christopher columbus

Why Is a ‘Pepper’ Different From ‘Pepper’? Blame Christopher Columbus

Black pepper and chili peppers have little in common.
Anne Ewbank June 4, 2018
Hervé Garnier poses with a bottle of wine from Beaumont.
food

The Rebellious French Village Making Wine Banned by the E.U.

Beaumont's beloved, black market wine is made with outlawed American vines.
Eric J. Wallace June 4, 2018
Soda jerks served sundaes and malts in white caps and jackets.
food

The Lost Lingo of New York City’s Soda Jerks

Anyone for a "glob"?
Natasha Frost June 1, 2018
The muffin that started it all.
cars

Driving a Muffin Car Is Fun (and Slightly Dangerous)

For 14 years, "Muffineers" have built movable treats.
Anne Ewbank June 1, 2018
The life-sized Jesus cake in Los Angeles.
art

How a Jesus-Shaped Cake Incurred the Wrath of Argentina

The dessert, which was part of an art exhibit, caused an uproar when a politician had a slice.
Paula Mejia May 31, 2018
This elaborate jar once held olive oil.
food

Found: Evidence of Italy's Oldest Olive Oil

It was discovered on shards of pottery uncovered 20 years ago.
Anne Ewbank May 31, 2018
Galeotti and his plants.
food

Meet the 'Citrus Archaeologist' Who Rediscovered Dozens of Ancient Plants

Paolo Galeotti unearthed the citruses at Florence's Villa di Castello gardens, which belonged to the Medicis.
Federico Formica May 30, 2018
On his Instagram, Maor Zabar calls this a "hat dog."
food

The Fabulous Food Hats of Maor Zabar

Now you can wear hot dogs, pizza, and sushi on your head.
Anne Ewbank May 30, 2018
<em>Het melkmeisje</em>, <em>The Milkmaid</em>, Johannes Vermeer c. 1660.
food

Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk

"Butter eater" was once a terrible insult.
Mark Kurlansky May 29, 2018
Chasing a Double Glucester cheese
Gloucester, England

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
Mister Softee himself outside one of the ice cream trucks.
music

Did Mister Softee Just Taunt New York City?

An eerie version of the jingle sharply contrasts a former attempt to silence it.
Paula Mejia May 25, 2018
Newly recruited members of the Women's Army Corps in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1942.
food

How the U.S. Army Botched Feeding Its Female Soldiers in WWII

Outcomes included weight gain, sexual harassment, and skipping meals.
Natasha Frost May 25, 2018
Pythagoras, pictured here next to a fava bean plant, might have had good reason to fear them.
mathematics

Why Beans Were an Ancient Emblem of Death

Fava beans can be lethal.
Anne Ewbank May 25, 2018