Tracing a path through photosynthesis to food security

The energy that plants capture from sunlight through photosynthesis provides the source of nearly all of humanity's food. Yet ...

Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery ...

Italy gets bragging rights after UNESCO names ‘Italian cooking’ as world heritage

Italian cooking joins French gastronomy and Mexican cuisine on UNESCO’s list of global cultural gems, setting off celebration and snickering.
Live Science

'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...
Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Digital Twin Technology Brings Predictive Power to Food Safety and Quality

Once a tool for aerospace engineers, digital twins are now helping the food industry make proactive, data-driven decisions.
Publishers Weekly

Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview: Science

Quantum 2.0: The Weird Physics Driving a New Revolution in Technology by Paul Davies (Feb. 6, $26, ISBN 978-0-226-84932-4) ...

Medieval volcanoes may have ignited the Black Death, new research suggests

Researchers say this ‘climate-famine-grain’ connection may help explain the timing of other plague outbreaks throughout ...