By: Mackenzie Hannum I have this vivid memory sitting in class in elementary school as the teacher walked us through the Time for Kids magazine. On the front cover was a picture of the infamous food pyramid. But years...
By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer “I have a lot of happy smell memories. I suppose an abiding one is pipe smoke… I associate that to summers in West Virginia, my grandfather taking me on long walks along the railway. Sometimes my...
BY: ABBIE SOMMER Doing research on soy functional foods has led me to become accustomed to that delicious beany flavor of soy ingredients. As I munch on soy pretzels, I find myself thinking about how soy has been portrayed...
BY: MEGAN LOW Arguably one of the most polarized questions of mankind is this: is caffeine effective on you? Some people swear by it, almost as if needing their morning coffee for sustenance; and others, like me, still fall...
BY: ROB HALLINAN A Word of Caution I want to preface this article by stating that I am not a medical doctor and this article is not intended as medical advice. Consult with your physician before adding any dietary...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Do you ever feel that two superficially unrelated disciplines actually share commonalities once you dig a little deeper? Take science and art for example. They seem like totally different ends of a spectrum, but to a...
BY: JOHN GLEESON, PhD Few friendships are cultivated from birth, but an essential relationship between food and the intestine starts from the very day you are born. If your intestines aren’t functioning properly (possibly due to a disease) then...
By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered Endless Tastes We’re all familiar with the four basic tastes of sweet, sour, salt, and bitter found in our food. Some of us may have even heard of the...
By: Vanessa Herrera Mars is a desert (not dessert) with harsh conditions but plenty of opportunity for finding solutions to Earthly challenges. As scientists, the unknown fascinates us and our curiosity moves us to search for answers. The...
By: Ty Wagoner Foods can be really strange. Have you ever spent time thinking about how some of your favorite foods came to be? Or, who though it was a good idea to eat that? I can grasp the...