The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...

The remains of 3,500-year-old rice were recently found in Guam — making it the earliest known evidence of rice in Remote Oceania. Archaeologists discovered the rice at the Ritidian Site Complex, ...

Something fascinating is happening in kitchens around the world. While everyone was busy perfecting their sourdough starters during quarantine, a much bigger food revolution was quietly brewing.

That bloating after meals. The afternoon energy crashes. The skin issues that won’t clear up despite expensive creams. Your immune system that seems to catch everything going around. What if the ...

Scientists have revived a forgotten yogurt-making method from the Balkans and Turkey that uses ants to naturally ferment milk ...

Newly published research is providing a fascinating glimpse into how ancient Romans enjoyed their fast food — shedding more light on life in antiquity. In a recent journal article entitled “Urban ...

In the soft earth beneath the threshold of a Bronze Age home, a disc of bread lay waiting. It had been torn, charred, and buried—sealed into the foundation of a house that once stood in what is now ...

A University of Connecticut study recently found that kimchi, a fermented cabbage dish, can lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels despite its high sodium content.

The song thrush was the most abundant species in an assemblage of animal bones found in an ancient Roman trash pit © Andyworks via Getty Images Ancient Romans in ...

We often read and hear, "We are what we eat," and this rule about food has been practiced since time immemorial. Even ...