Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever wondered what life was really like thousands of years ago? Thanks to the treasures unearthed by archaeologists, we get to ...

In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey. Now, more than 5,000 years later, archaeologists have unearthed it, ...

Dried yeast has become something of a hot commodity in recent weeks, as stir-crazy amateur bakers have chosen to while away their days in quarantine with the time-consuming task of making homemade ...

Something quietly remarkable is happening in kitchens around the world. Foods that nourished ancient civilizations thousands ...

When many think of a family inheritance, they picture wealth or jewels. But there’s another object which some family members long to inherit — the family sourdough starter. Ione Christensen told The ...

Scientists at an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan have found the charred remains of an ancient flatbread they believe was baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. The team says that this ...

Some people refuse to drink milk if it is one day past its expiration date, even when it looks and smells totally fine. They will also throw away a banana as soon as a brown spot appears on the peel.

Having recently celebrated Passover with some friends and celebrated the Christian Easter season, I cannot help but notice the role of bread in our religious rituals. The broken matzo is used in the ...

The ancient Egyptian pots and jugs at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts only look empty. Video game designer Seamus Blackley thinks they’re full of dormant ...

Seamus Blackley is a god in gaming circles, but he’d much rather talk about his bread. And while we’re happy to oblige, it’s helpful to know about his background to properly appreciate his unlikely ...