Gastropod

Reinventing the Eel

Aristotle thought they were born out of mud. A young Sigmund Freud dedicated himself to finding...

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Monsanto or MonSatan? How—and Why—a St. Louis Startup Became a Hated Herbicide Giant

A chemical that kills the plants you don’t want—weeds—and keeps the plants you...

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• 16 days

The Way the Cookie Crumbles

If you’ve baked up a batch of chocolate chip cookies, enjoyed a nice cup of tea and...

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• 30 days

Black Gold: The Future of Food...We Throw Away

For a few weeks in 1987, trash was temporarily headline news: a barge filled with waste that...

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Gum's the Word: A Sticky Story

It’s sticky, it’s breath-freshening, and, according to the FDA, it’s...

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• 2 months

Déjà-Brew: How Coffee Got Bad, Then Worse, and, Finally, Good Again

If you hopped in a time machine for a cup of coffee from a 17th-century London coffeehouse, you...

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• 2 months

Grounds for Revolution: the Stimulating Story of How Coffee Shaped the World

About 400 years ago, a dark and mysterious stranger arrived in Europe and sent the...

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• 3 months

The Fortune Cookie Quest

No dish of General Tso's, chow mein, or beef and broccoli is complete without a fortune cookie at...

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• 3 months

Guest Episode: Graveyard Cookies and Dollhouse Crimes

Gastropod is excited to present this guest episode—actually, two episodes—from the...

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• 4 months

Guest Episode: Graveyard Cookies and Dollhouse Crimes

Gastropod is excited to present this guest episode—actually, two episodes—from the...

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• 4 months

Mango Mania: How the American Mango Lost its Flavor—and How it Might Just Get it Back (encore)

Mangoes inspire passion, particularly in India, which is home to hundreds of varieties of the...

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• 4 months

Mango Mania: How the American Mango Lost its Flavor—and How it Might Just Get it Back (encore)

Mangoes inspire passion, particularly in India, which is home to hundreds of varieties of the...

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• 4 months

Guest Episode: Scents and Sensibility

Gastropod is excited to present this guest episode of Outside/In called Scents and Sensibility....

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• 4 months

Guest Episode: Scents and Sensibility

Gastropod is excited to present this guest episode of Outside/In called Scents and Sensibility....

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• 4 months

Your Mystery Date

Allow us to indulge our inner aunties: We’ve set you up on a really hot date this...

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• 5 months

Your Mystery Date

Allow us to indulge our inner aunties: We’ve set you up on a really hot date this...

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• 5 months

The Most Interesting Oil in the World

Here’s a little riddle for you: What’s all around you, but can’t be seen,...

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• 5 months

The Most Interesting Oil in the World

Here’s a little riddle for you: What’s all around you, but can’t be seen,...

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• 5 months

Are Plant- and Fungus-Based Meats Really Better than the Real Thing?

Move over, beef: there’s a new burger in town. Plant-based meats are sizzling hot right...

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• 6 months

Are Plant- and Fungus-Based Meats Really Better than the Real Thing?

Move over, beef: there’s a new burger in town. Plant-based meats are sizzling hot right...

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• 6 months