Nicola Twilley

The Incredible Edible Egg Shell

Kaolin clay can be used as an organic pesticide, an ingredient in Pepto-Bismol's original formula, and, now, in an incredible edible egg shell.

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Fruitcake for the Royals

No cupcakes for the Royal Wedding: Will and Kate will be slicing into a traditional multi-tiered fruit cake, which holds up much better when...

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Feast Your Eyes: This Edible Display Uses Dried Fruit as Pixels

Feast Your Eyes: This Edible Display Uses Dried Fruit as Pixels

Like a craisin Lite Brite, this prototype from the University of Tokyo might one day customize displays with flavors and colors to match your mood.

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Stunning Specimens from the Underappreciated World of Airport Carpet Design

Stunning Specimens from the Underappreciated World of Airport Carpet Design

The hidden stories woven beneath our feet, and how the war on terror has turned airport carpets into an endangered species.

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Study: Going to Church Makes You Fat (UPDATED)

Study: Going to Church Makes You Fat (UPDATED)

Scientists knew there was a correlation between religious involvement and obesity, but this new study proves the relationship is causal.

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Genetically Modified Cows Produce "Human" Milk

Genetically Modified Cows Produce "Human" Milk

China's scientists have genetically modified cows to produce "human" milk. Why?

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Last Chance: Our United States of GOOD Beer Map Could Be Yours Today!

Last Chance: Our United States of GOOD Beer Map Could Be Yours Today!

You only have until 10 p.m. EST tonight to claim your own limited edition United States of GOOD Beer poster and become the envy of everyone you know.

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Feast Your Eyes: Colbert and Myrhvold Enjoy "Ice Cream" That Tastes Like Ice Cream

Feast Your Eyes: Colbert and Myrhvold Enjoy "Ice Cream" That Tastes Like Ice Cream

Stephen Colbert and Nathan Myrhvold enjoy pistachio ice-cream that "isn’t really ice cream at all."

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Dietary Supplements: Book Covers That Are Good Enough to Eat

Dietary Supplements: Book Covers That Are Good Enough to Eat

Phallic cucumber humor, the renaissance of the meatless patty, and more in the daily round-up of news and links from GOOD Food HQ.

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Fruit and Vegetable Mindshare Report

Satsuma's "mindshare" is way up in the first quarter of 2011, according to companies who monitor social media buzz around different...

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Six Good Things

Optimism intermission: Mark Bittman stops griping to celebrate six good things happening in the world of food.

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Veggie Burgers 2.0

"Gone are the days when the veggie burger was almost a source of shame." A round-up of improvements in the world of meatless patties.

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Food and Humor: A Short Survey

From custard pie-throwing clowns to phallic cucumbers, food and humor through the ages.

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Comparing Supermarkets in the United States and Mexico

More drinkable yogurt, fewer dips, and far less frozen food: an aisle-by-aisle comparison of the different inventory in Mexican and US supermarkets.

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Americans Are Now Fat Enough to Need Bigger Buses, Too

Americans Are Now Fat Enough to Need Bigger Buses, Too

The Federal Transit Authority has submitted a proposal to update its bus testing regulations to more accurately reflect average passenger weights.

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Intermission: Tiny Horse Gets Prosthetic Leg, Is Super Happy

Intermission: Tiny Horse Gets Prosthetic Leg, Is Super Happy

Staff at his Texas rescue center home feared they would have to euthanize the miniature horse, and cried when they first saw him gallop.

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Infographic: A World Map of Video Game Villains

Infographic: A World Map of Video Game Villains

We've moved on from Nazi and Eastern Bloc bad guys, but what do the nationalities of today's first person shooter villains tell us about geopolitics?

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Radioactive Tap Water in Tokyo

A radiation spike in Tokyo's tap water has prompted new fears about food contamination.

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Inside Barack Obama's Top Secret Tent

Inside Barack Obama's Top Secret Tent

The US Government has released this rare photo of Barack Obama inside his windowless, soundproof, mobile secure tent.

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Dietary Supplements: Celebrities, Champagne, and Baby Carrots

Dietary Supplements: Celebrities, Champagne, and Baby Carrots

Baby carrots are the new Doritos, Armand de Brignac is the new Cristal, and Europe celebrates biodiversity while declaring a ban on GM crops illegal.

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