Honey Never Spoils: The Food That Refuses to Go Bad

Most foods come with an expiration date. Milk turns sour. Bread grows mold. Fruits soften and collapse. Even canned goods eventually lose quality over time. But honey plays by different rules. Archaeologists have discovered pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs — thousands of years old — and still perfectly edible. Not rotten. Not toxic. … Read more

Bananas Are Berries: A Botanical Surprise

It sounds like a trick question. Bananas feel like fruit. Strawberries feel like berries. Apples feel… well, like apples. Most of us assume we know what a berry is simply by looking at it. Botany, however, has other plans. According to plant science, bananas are berries — and strawberries are not. Neither are raspberries, blackberries, … Read more