Fifth-grade students at Southern Local Elementary School are learning how science is involved in everyday foods by using an induction oven for cooking up experiments. Their first attempt was making ...

The hilarious and food-loving Raphael Gomes kicks off his science series by testing strange experiments using everyday food ...

Vernier Software & Technology recently launched a new lab book that uses food as a means to help high school and college students explore important chemistry concepts. Food Chemistry Experiments, ...

Pop. . . Pop. . . Pop-Pop-Poppity-Pop-Pop! Whether it’s on the stovetop, in the microwave oven or next to a campfire, the sound of popcorn popping is probably enough to make your mouth water. But have ...

These simple, DIY science experiments for kids will help combat "summer slide" — and your kids will be having so much fun, they won't even notice that their brains are getting a workout. The best part ...

When you're cooking or cleaning inside your home, what chemicals are you breathing, and are they potentially harmful? Chemists have given us a solid start on the answer. A large, collaborative ...

For the Times food columnist J. Kenji López-Alt, the kitchen is also a lab, where an understanding of a few basics at the molecular level can make a difference in your next dish. By Katie Van Syckle ...

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 ...