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Stainless Steel’s Appeal Stretches from the Kitchen to the Dairy Farm

November 29, 2011 Chris Guy, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Stainless steel’s all the rage in gourmet kitchen design, but its appeal could soon extend well beyond the kitchen to the...

Research and Science

US Forest Service Researchers Make Good Use of old Fungus

November 23, 2011 Reggie Woodruff, Media Relations Officer, U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station is breaking out its 79-year-old collection of 20,000 fungus cultures – yes, the stuff that grows in dark, damp places – to help create a new 1,000-species fungal directory.

Forestry Research and Science

How Much Time Do Americans Spend Eating?

November 22, 2011 Karen Hamrick, Diet, Safety, and Health Economics Branch, Economic Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio.

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

Perfecting the ‘Perfect’ Food

November 08, 2011 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. How does one improve upon perfection? By definition, that’s an impossible task, but a team of scientists is working to help...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

The Science of Autumn Colors

November 01, 2011 Scott Aker, Gardens Unit Leader, U.S. National Arboretum

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Like a lot of people, I remember being taught when I was young that the brilliant autumn foliage of deciduous trees was...