Unlike most animals, cats will usually choose a free lunch over having to complete a task to get their food, researchers say.

"We were particularly surprised to find three different brands of milk powder formula, which comprised 14% of the microdebris contaminants."

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted food supply chains and raised awareness of how food production harms the planet, an expert says.

Declines in populations of bees and other pollinators threatens crop yields of apples, cherries, and blueberries in the US, researchers say.

New research identifies a possible terms for food made from the cells of fish or shellfish, rather than whole animals: cell-based seafood.

Many food studies hinge on the honesty of participants about what they've eaten, as well as the accuracy of their memories. Testing urine might work better.

"Until now, we didn't appreciate how different environmental risk factors can synergize to drive the disease."

A compound in pickled capers called quercetin can directly regulate proteins required for heartbeat, thought, muscular contraction, and more.

A compound in pickled capers called quercetin can directly regulate proteins required for heartbeat, thought, muscular contraction, and more.

Artisanal makers of mezcal use tiny bubbles to determine when the alcohol level is right. Fluid dynamics researchers investigated how it works.