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All Aboard the Ship Sailing Near-Extinct Grains From Oslo to Istanbul
“We’re using the seeds as a way to talk about challenges within the food system,” says Amy Franceschini, one of the artists involved in the project.
This Instant Coffee Gives You an Instant Boner—and the FDA Is Not Sprung
Stiff Bull has failed to seduce the FDA—by allegedly including an unlisted ingredient in its pour-and-stir coffee packets, one similar to the active ingredient in Viagra.
Police May Have Found a Secret Meth Lab Under a Walmart Parking Lot
Walmart shoppers watched as crews in hazmat suits pulled evidence up through the parking lot's manhole.
This Desert Town Is Full of People With a Mysterious Disease
Snowflake, Arizona has become an oasis for the afflicted.
There Are Now 27,000 People on the Waitlist for London's Naked Restaurant
The last time we checked in on London’s anti-cellphone, pro-nudity pop-up The Bunyadi, an impressive 5,000 adventurous eaters were on the waiting list for tickets. That number is now more than 27,000.
Fast Food is Full of "Plasticizers" Used for Shower Curtains and Nail Polish
A recent study found a direct link between fast food consumption and a group of chemicals called phthalates, also referred to as plasticizers.
We Talk to the Co-Creator of the Occupy Wall Street Movement Today on 'Daily VICE'
Then Motherboard takes a look at the unregulated world of vaping and the Creators Project tells us about the women behind 'The Powerpuff Girls' revival.
More than Two-Thirds of India's Milk Is Contaminated
Earlier this week, the Lok Sabha, India’s lower legislative house, learned that 68 percent of the country’s milk is laced with contaminants like detergent, caustic soda, glucose, white paint, and refined oil.
Vaping Emits Less Formaldehyde than Previously Thought
A new study challenges a previously held belief that vaping produced high levels of the carcinogen.
We've Been Counting Calories All Wrong
Everything from the microbes in our bodies to the way our food is cooked can affect the number of calories we actually consume.
Why Italy Wants to Ban This Jet-Black Bread
While the use of refined sugars and preservatives by huge food companies goes unpunished, small bakeries making supposedly fart-free bread are having to deal with regulators.