CROP-DESTROYING BIRDS BETTER PREY THESE FALCONS DON'T SEE THEM

Falcon pest control is gaining popularity, especially among eco-friendly farms. The raptors are trained to scare off pesky birds like...

FIRST STATE DINNER: A CHANCE FOR MELANIA TRUMP TO PUT HER STAMP ON THE WHITE HOUSE

State dinners are a chance for first ladies to express their tastes and make a statement. But historically these diplomatic dinners...

FAILURE TO DECLARE APPLE AT CUSTOMS COSTS COLORADO WOMAN $500

On the way back from Paris, a flight attendant gave Crystal Tadlock an apple which she put in her carry-on to eat later. She didn't...

EDIBLE ODDITIES: DAVID BOWIE-INSPIRED MENUS REFLECT HIS MANY PERSONAS

Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke are just two of the characters David Bowie created for himself. The innovator explored music...

IN 'AT MY TABLE,' NIGELLA LAWSON CELEBRATES HOME COOKING

Steve Inskeep talks to author Nigella Lawson about her latest cookbook: At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking. She says that home...

FOR 50 YEARS, DEEP-WATER TRAWLS LIKELY CAUGHT MORE FISH THAN ANYONE THOUGHT

Using historical data and estimates from deep-sea trawls that drag nets along the ocean floor, researchers estimate that millions of...

FOR ONE FINE-DINING CHEF, CUTTING FOOD WASTE SAVES THE PLANET AND THE BOTTOM LINE

After nearly going bankrupt, chef Tim Ma cut costs by cooking creatively with every last bit of ingredients. Some dishes born of frugality...

VETERANS-TURNED-BREWERS HELP OTHERS WHO SERVED DEVELOP NEW SKILLS

Vermont veterans cook up a brewery and a bourbon distillery that not only lifts spirits, but gives back to the community and creates...

FOR ONE CALIFORNIA COMPANY, TRUMP'S TARIFFS HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

The administration says the steel and aluminum tariffs will raise costs just slightly. But in a low-margin business like canned goods,...

LOCAL COURTS LIFT ARKANSAS WEEDKILLER BAN, CREATING CHAOS

The state's summertime ban on the use of a popular weedkiller has dissolved, for now, as a result of court decisions. Some confused...

ANTARCTIC VEGGIES: PRACTICE FOR GROWING PLANTS ON OTHER PLANETS

We may cultivate crops in space one day, so scientists are running an Antarctic greenhouse to prepare. They've harvested the first...

ARMENIA'S ANCIENT MOTAL CHEESE MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE MODERN AGE

A college student gives a commercially extinct cheese from Armenia a shot at new life, and tourists in a remote mountainous region...

STARBUCKS CLOSING 8,000 STORES FOR AN AFTERNOON, FOR RACIAL BIAS EDUCATION

Last week, two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, where they were quietly waiting to meet someone. Starbucks has...

IN NORTH CAROLINA, HOG WASTE IS BECOMING A STREAMLINED FUEL SOURCE

North Carolina isn't rich in coal, natural gas or oil, but it has more hogs than nearly any other state. And for years, scientists...

GROCERY STORES GET MOSTLY MEDIOCRE SCORES ON THEIR FOOD WASTE EFFORTS

A new report, "Supermarkets Fail to Make the Grade in Reducing Food Waste," scores the 10 largest grocery stores on how they handle...

THE SUPER-HOT PEPPER THAT SENT A MAN TO THE ER

Carolina Reapers are some of the hottest peppers in the world. So hot, in fact, that for one man, participating in a pepper-eating...

REFUGEE WOMEN COOK UP SYRIAN CUISINE TO EKE OUT A LIVING IN TURKEY

FOR YAZIDIS IN U.S., NEW YEAR HOLIDAY BRINGS TASTE OF LAMB AND THE HOME THEY FLED

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal is about fertility and new life. For Yazidi refugees who fled genocide at the hands of ISIS in...

PHILADELPHIANS DRINK LESS SUGARY SODA, MORE WATER, AFTER TAX

A new study suggests that residents of Philadelphia are 40 percent less likely to drink sweetened beverages daily compared with people...

THE COMPLEX CODE IN A POTATO CHIP: WHY WE LOVE THE FLAVORS WE DO

Much can affect our choice of munchies: gender, age, income and cultural preferences. And our cravings for one of the world's favorite...