People have been controlling fermentation for at least 9,000 years. What were the ancients brewing, and how did alcohol change society?

Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrate eating — and food. Hungry: Is that your “food clock” ringing? Why does a fruitfly need to smell? How does bitter taste to you? And could eating MSG make you fat?

After World War II, the “green revolution” sparked an explosion in farm output in developing countries. With soaring food prices and spreading food riots, what can we learn from the green revolution?

Amid a flood of contaminated Chinese imports, we ask: what is going on? How dangerous are these foods and medicines? Is this normal, expected? Or should we be doing something more to improve safety?

More than 100 million hectares are planted each year. What do we know about food safety? How is GM food doing amid the explosion in sales of organic foods?

If you convince people that a food made them sick, some will avoid the food in the future. You lie and implant a memory, and that changes behavior.

Organic farming isn’t as productive as conventional, right? Maybe not. Check these results of a 22-year study of corn and soybean yields.

Losing your sense of smell raises your chance of an accident.

Mad cow strikes United States. Government and industry try to reassure public, regulate cattle and dairy industries. And what about those deer with chronic wasting disease?

The nerve cell receptors that respond to heat and chili peppers also line the nerves of the heart.