A mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours has been created by scientists. The enzyme, originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles to chemical building blocks…
I have always thought to myself that the version of Top Chef that I would want to watch would be chef-owners plunging a toilet, cleaning an overflowing grease trap, balancing a balance sheet, and running…
Midwest farmers face a crisis. Hundreds are dying by suicide. Katie Wedell, Lucille Sherman and Sky Chadde, USA TODAY NetworkUpdated 1 hour ago One by one, the three men from the same close-knit community took…
ORANGE COUNTY, NY — Dana Putnam drilled into a maple tree, added a plastic tube and waited for the sap to flow. Nothing happened. It’s the end of winter — prime tree-tapping time for New…
BRUSSELS — In Belgium, a country where beer is the culinary king, its brewing also creates magic for mushrooms. In the cellars of the famed Abattoir meat market in Brussels’ Anderlecht neighborhood, Quentin Declerck and…
In 2018, more than 6,300 people in the U.S. were sickened via toxic mushroom ingestion, according to the most recent statistics from the National Poison Data System (NPDS). Without immediate treatment, consuming poisonous species can…
Ajar of Ớt Tương Triều Phát, the iconic chile sauce, lives on nearly every table in Vietnam, especially in the country’s south. This hot sauce is not all brute force. It’s a delicate sauce, one…
The fast-food chicken nugget, a paragon of processed food, is finally poised to transcend its animal origins: Almost a year after Burger King rolled out its plant-based Impossible Whopper, Kentucky Fried Chicken becomes the first…
This story is part of The Healthyish Guide to Eating for the Climate…Without Stressing Out, a collection of our best tips for living sustainably and eating well while doing so. When the after-dinner crowds finish…
A short walk from the Louvre, Chez la Vieille guards the corner of Rues Bailleul and l’Arbre Sec, as it has for 56 years. Flowing cursive spells out “Adrienne” along the top of the façade,…