Thanksgiving math actually isn't all that hard. You just need to use a few basic equations. For example, to estimate the amount of wine you'll need, begin by multiplying the number of in-laws you are ...

Cooking is part science, part art, but a group of scientists at the University of Oslo have come up with a formula that uses the weight of your eggs, the done-ness you prefer, your altitude, and your ...

Thanksgiving is coming, so just relax and accept the fact that you’ll get at least something wrong. The turkey will be too big. Or too small. Or too frozen. There won’t be enough mashed potatoes, or ...

Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Library is not only home to more than 7 million books, it now hosts the nation’s first Culinary Literacy Center. According to Elizabeth Fitzgerald, the library's ...

If you start roasting a 14-pound turkey at 375 degrees at 7 a.m. and need to feed 15 people — including three vegetarians, a vegan and two gluten intolerants — by 1 p.m., how many pounds of ...

In a blog post earlier this month, I asked why STEM learning needed to be “real world,” kicking off an interesting discussion in the comments section and on Twitter about connecting science, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Which approach will be more effective at getting kids to eat nutritious food? A. Hide nutritious ingredients in dishes they like, or, B. Teach them to cook. While some of us ...

For chef Michael Makuch, the experience of whipping up a batch of tofu chocolate mousse alongside a youthful crew of fledgling foodies has proved even sweeter than the healthful dessert itself. “When ...

“For most of my career, I taught classes that people fall asleep in,” said Michael Brenner, professor of applied mathematics and physics at Harvard. But in a lecture Tuesday evening in a packed ...

This story has been updated. If you ever doubted whether cooking can help you teach your children about science, math, history and more, here’s an exercise for you: Set a nice, shiny red apple on the ...