Chase Purdy

The centerpiece of nearly every Thanksgiving table in the US is an immigrant.

Yesterday, (Nov. 21) Donald Trump took part in the White House’s annual turkey-pardoning tradition, ceremoniously sparing two handsome, broad-breasted whites from the Thanksgiving knife.

There’s no shortage of buzz among food-tech companies about how, once perfected, cell-cultured meats will reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we pump into the atmosphere, use less land and water, and save billions of animals each year from slaughter. But as these high-tech meats edge closer to grocery stores and restaurants, the people creating them are wrestling with a crucial question: What do you call them?

Switching to the vegan dream would be a nutritional nightmare for Americans.

The UK’s supreme court today (Nov. 15) upheld the Scottish government’s controversial legislation that would establish a government-controlled minimum price per unit of alcohol.

The health-care community lit up in conversation after news broke that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first digital drug.

Starbucks, best known for grande coffees and secret-menu lattes, is treading into new territory: Italian food, made to order.

Stargazers today (Nov. 13) might have noticed Jupiter and Venus appear to be on a collision course as the morning sun began its roasting of the pre-dawn sky. That’s because, from Earth’s vantage point, the two planets are lining up, despite being hundreds of millions of miles away from each other.

Comedian Larry David last night, Nov. 11, offered a tacit apology for jokes made during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live (SNL) last week, in which he made light of concentration camps.

More than 7,400 pounds of groceries rocketed toward the International Space Station today, Nov. 12, part of an eclectic cargo shipment that also included E. coli, science experiments, and a kit to figure out if beans can convert atmospheric nitrogen into soil nitrogen under a low-gravity environment.

A county in Britain is asking the government for special permission to circumvent broad immigration laws because of a drain on labor.

The companies and farmers that keep the US food system running are starting to bristle at president Donald Trump’s threats to leave the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.

A popular website that provides travel and hotel recommendations has started branding resorts and hotels with a red badge in cases where sexual assault have been reported on those properties

Machines are invading our kitchens, bringing with them stacks of tiny pods.

The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to curb the dangerous rise of global antibiotic resistance, and is asking farmers all over the world to help, by changing the way they keep their herds and flocks healthy.

Wilbur Ross is one of the key people Donald Trump has relied upon to reach the White House. That’s because nearly three decades ago, Ross intervened to save one of Trump’s failing businesses—and in doing so helped recast the real-estate mogul into a full-fledged brand name.

A new biotech apple is about to hit grocery stores across the US as the country’s first harvest of the genetically modified (GM) fruit ships from orchards in Washington state.

By tweaking the glass roof panels of greenhouses, scientists have engineered a way to effectively grow indoor crops and gather power from the sun at the same time. In tests, the special pink glass generated enough solar electricity to control greenhouse temperatures, according to a new study.

The problem began in the basement of a Tokyo high rise, in the designated area where the building’s smokers could congregate for cigarette breaks.

For over two decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has been telling the public that the soy protein found in vegan favorites such as tofu and plant-based burger patties helps reduce the risk of heart disease. Since 1990, the agency has allowed food companies to market this health claim on the labels of soy protein-based products. On Wednesday (Nov. 1) the agency announced it wants to revoke that authorization.

Are our theories of how planets form all wrong? Some astronomers are wondering after discovering a “monster of a planet” planet orbiting an unusually small star.

People trying to curb the amount of salt they’re eating may want to look at the humble jalapeño.

They take trips for science, riding highs from recreational drugs on camera as part of a bigger mission to educate people about the chemical effects on the body and brain. Then they post the videos to YouTube—all with the blessing and support of the Dutch government.

The second-largest American pharmacy chain is flirting with the idea of buying the third-largest American health-insurance company, part of a blockbuster deal that would cast CVS Health Corp. into new territory.