Most people have eaten a baby carrot. After all, the short, orange vegetables make up 70 percent of all carrot sales. But did you know that baby carrots are just big carrots chopped down? It's true. A farmer named Mike Yurosek invented…
A group of engineers believe they have created an important new machine that could remove salt from saltwater using only the sun. Humans need water to survive. But some people don't have access to clean drinking water. The engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) traveled to India…
It seems that 3D printers can create just about anything these days. And at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, new 3D printers were unveiled that can create food! A company called 3D systems introduced the Chefjet and Chefjet Pro, which can make chocolate…
The fourth Thursday of each November is a day when many Americans stop to give thanks for all they have — and to pig out in a big-time feast! The celebration has changed since the first Thanksgiving in 1621, when Plymouth colonists…
Chemical pesticides kill locusts, but they can also poisonous. Two scientists want to help. They are creating a natural pesticide that would kill swarms of locusts yet be safe for farmers and the environment. The scientists already found a fungus that kills…
A high-tech spoon is set to change the lives of people with tremors. Tremors make it very difficult to eat liquid foods because when the hand or arm shakes, food spills. This spoon, called Liftware, is battery-operated and responds to a…
A new variety of genetically modified rice could provide agricultural stability to regions where heavy floods often wipe out entire crops. The seeds, known collectively as Sub 1, are modified to resist flooding, making crops in areas threatened by monsoon…
Suspicion of genetically modified foods has caused a number of states to pass laws that require all GMOs to carry a label. In Arizona, Jared Keen is seeking similar legislation despite assurances from the state that the foods are safe.…