Cooking food is one of the activities that makes humanity unique. It's not just about what tastes good: advances in cooking technology have been a constant part of our progress, from the ability to ...

Five culinary innovators are blending tradition, science, and creativity to reshape how people eat and think about food globally. Their approaches integrate nutrition, sustainability, and cultural ...

It's one part Food Network, one part Mr. Science, two big handfuls of DIY, and probably going to be a whole lot of fun. Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science is a free online ...

Quick-serve menus may start taking cues from the science lab as operators increasingly experiment with high-tech cooking methods like molecular gastronomy. Molecular gastronomy, which blends technical ...

Books about food often feature pretty, mouthwatering pictures of delicious dishes, not diagrams of chemical structures. But Arielle Johnson’s Flavorama is less like a cookbook and more like an ...

Do you ever wonder about the science behind making that perfect holiday meal? A lot of factors determine if a turkey gets golden, mashed potatoes turn fluffy, or a pie gets that crisp crust. As the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Davenport argues that cooking mostly with broth and water can slow the deleterious effects of ageing.Photograph: Ivan/Getty Images ...

Hard-boiling, soft-boiling or a trendy sous vide—no matter the approach, cooking a whole egg attains ideal texture for either the yolk or the white but rarely both. Now, however, scientists think they ...