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Researchers at This Base in Antarctica Eat Better Than You Do

And the chef does it with just one food shipment a year.

Katie Thornton, Atlas Obscura

The Promise and Perils of Resurrecting Native Americans’ Lost Crops

Who owns ancient seeds?

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

See the Lone Survivor of Coca-Cola's Prototype Bottles

It had eluded even the most dedicated bottle treasure hunters.

Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura

Around the World in 105 Cows

A book of bovine beauty shots seeks to revive the human-cattle bond.

Abbey Perreault, Atlas Obscura

Inside IKEA’s Laboratory of Futuristic Foods

Assemble and enjoy bug burgers, mealworm meatballs, and algae hot dogs.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

The Moroccan Food Forest That Inspired an Agricultural Revolution

These ancient forest gardens may be more relevant than ever.

Eric J. Wallace, Atlas Obscura

The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramids

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.

Vittoria Traverso, Atlas Obscura

To Revive This Royal Music, Ugandans Had to Grow New Instruments

Bigwala was once illegal, and only two master practitioners remained.

Natalia Jidovanu, Atlas Obscura

How Did Cahokian Farmers Feed North America’s Largest Indigenous City?

Native American farming was more sophisticated than your history textbook told you.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

Why the USDA Hired Artists to Paint Thousands of Fruits

Researchers and a Twitter bot use them today.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

Why Eating Meat Was Banned in Japan for Centuries

The reasons were both religious and practical.

Kristi Allen, Atlas Obscura

The Restaurant Reconstructing Recipes That Died With the Ottoman Empire

Eating like a sultan takes lots of detective work.

Jen Rose Smith, Atlas Obscura

American School Lunch Is Becoming More Diverse, Like It Was in the 1910s

The cafeteria program started in immigrant communities.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

Edible Book Festivals Are for Pun and Food Lovers

It's been widely celebrated for almost 20 years.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Scientists Are Fighting Fire (Ants) With Wasabi

What’s good for the sushi is not good for the Solenopsis invicta.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

The Very Real Search for the Bible's Mythical Manna

Scholars, soldiers, and scientists have long puzzled over the supernatural substance.

Erica X Eisen, Atlas Obscura

environmental disasters

The Swap-a-Fish Program That Traded Tilapia for Seafood Contaminated by Agent Orange

New Jersey's Passaic River has been unsafe to fish for decades.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

How Much of Ireland’s ‘Bog Butter’ Is Actually Buttery?

The chunks look and smell like rancid dairy, so scientists set out to confirm it.

Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura