The season for competitive consumption is underway—but why sign up for an eating contest when you can scarf several days’ worth of calories in just one meal at your local chain restaurant?...

A new study concludes that reusable shopping bags can harbor bacteria and fungi. But a closer look reveals that this supposed public-health threat may be more of a scare campaign....

According to plant geneticist Wes Jackson, we could see a commercially viable variety of perennial wheat within a decade—and he has the flour from his experimental plantings to prove it....

Faced with budget cuts, NASA plant researchers are turning their attention to this planet—and they could be shaping the future of agriculture.

Call them elitist if you will, but panelists at a recent sustainable-food conference make a strong case for why food should cost more.

From freeze-dried powders to freshly picked greens, dining in orbit has come a long way.

Thanks to new regulations and consumer demand, the market for humanely raised animal products is about to take off.

Author and former FDA commissioner David Kessler discusses the need for a nationwide eating-education campaign; why adults are addicted to baby food; and more.

The European Parliament’s ban on Canadian seal products smacks of hypocrisy.

A recent Nielsen report greatly exaggerates the recession-related decline in the organics market—and new research indicates growth is still high.