Short scientific answers to the burning questions about food.

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Why is Salt Square?

The salt in a shaker is typically made of very small crystals, whose shape you can’t see. But if you look at bigger crystals you can see...

Lauren

Jul 1, 20201 min read

The most common domesticated (grown for us to eat) chilli is Capsicum annuum, which originated in Mexico, and was probably first...

Lauren

Jun 30, 20202 min read

I'm a biology PhD student studying cell signalling - which is how the cells in our body 'talk' to each other' - but I also really like food.