The state is a food science hub thanks to all the food company headquarters, including General Mills and Cargill.

An arboreal archaeologist roots around the Italian countryside and in centuries-old frescoes for a cornucopia of fruits long forgotten—but still viable to grow and consume Ari Daniel The "Nation ...

Many people take the food in grocery stores for granted – but food scientists don't. It’s likely that a food scientist had a hand in researching and developing some of your favorite store ...

Help prevent disease and enhance human potential with knowledge and experience gained in the Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition program at the University of Wyoming. UW’s food ...

Pushing the boundaries of food development through science is at the core of Drexel University's innovative Master of Science in Culinary and Food Science. The program offers dynamic, ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

This story appears in the December 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine and is part of National Geographic’s Future of Food initiative, a special five-year project that seeks to show how ...

Understanding the science behind meaty tastes and textures could be the key to more people switching to a planet-friendly ...

The U.S. FDA is reportedly considering a ban on the additive Red 3. Here’s what experts do—and don’t—know about how food dyes ...

This year marks the 51st anniversary of the Penn State Food Science Club, an organization that, in affiliation with the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), promotes community ...

Why major in food science? Food scientists are working to solve one of the world’s greatest challenges — feeding the world, studying how to create new food products and bring them to market. The steps ...

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