By Cassandra Maya Do you love food? Yeah, me too. That’s why we’re both here, right? But we need to address something. The latest United Nations Environment Programme (2021) report estimates that approximately 931 million tonnes of food...
By Cassandra Maya Insects have a bad reputation. Some sting, some ruin our foods, and some even emerge from the depths of the ground every 17 years to scream from the trees. So why are top scientists now...
By Alexander J. Taylor It’s been a bit of time since I wrote an article for Science Meets Food and boy-howdy, does it feel good to be back. My last article, back in April, talked about the exciting...
By Mary-Ann Chen What comes to mind when you think of alternative proteins? With the growing amount of options on the market, you might think of the soy-based Impossible Burger, tofu scrambled “eggs,” or the no-longer-so-far-fetched idea of...
By Jacob Webster-Jones What do pancakes, mushrooms, and biofuel have in common? This may seem like a setup to a bad joke but actually they can all be produced by using a waste product of the brewing industry. You...
By: Elliot Dhuey Introduction I want to preface this article with the stark statistic that was reported by the 2nd Sustainable Development Goal by the United Nations, which states that there are more than 800 million undernourished people worldwide...
By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer Last year, I attended the annual Cincinnati, OH coffee festival. In attendance were local coffee vendors and speakers, Austin Childress being one of them. Speakers touched on everything from how to brew at home to the...
BY: MEGAN KESLER From the banning of plastic straws by multiple cities around the U.S. to the increased emphasis on buying local and supporting small business owners, it’s evident that the interest in how we treat mother Earth and...
BY: MEGAN LOW You have probably witnessed the growth spurt of the meal kit industry over the last couple of years and if not, check out our previous post. Yes, it’s the one where you get exactly two basil...
BY: NORA IDRINA When you think of broccoli, the first image that comes to mind is a miniature green tree. But did you know that there are also mini purple trees? The reason we don’t see purplish broccoli in...