Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

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Jack Bishop. Credit: America’s Test Kitchen, Daniel J. van Ackere What’s the secret to making a fluffy omelet or the perfect pie dough? In this interview from 2012, Jack Bishop, now senior content ...

Leftovers can tell us a lot about how a species lived. In the case of Neanderthals, there are few archaeological traces of how they processed and ate small prey, like birds. This paucity of evidence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food and science have been friendly bedfellows for decades. After all, bartenders are keen to study the art of mixology before ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forget standing over a hot grill in 90-degree heat and don't even think about turning on the oven. I crunched the numbers and this is the best cooking appliance to use during scorching summer heat.

Amy Rowat is Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the UCLA where she teaches the popular Science and Cooking class. The course began at Harvard in 2010, and Rowat brought both the course ...

Eggs are a staple in kitchens around the world, but there is ongoing debate about whether they should be washed before cooking. Some people believe washing eggs removes harmful bacteria and makes them ...

Food and science have been friendly bedfellows for decades. After all, bartenders are keen to study the art of mixology before they serve their first customer. New technology has completely ...