This article was originally featured on Undark. In a field near the Dutch village of Angeren, a biotechnology company named Solynta grows potatoes in square plots, about 16 by 13 feet each. One ...

Every year, I try something new in my garden, whether that's a new variety of some vegetable I've grown before, or some completely new gardening technique. This year, I decided to try my hand at ...

Some plant scientists think it’s time the humble potato got a makeover. Agriculture companies are applying cutting-edge genetic technology to the dusty brown tubers, aiming to grow bigger piles of ...

I was as surprised as anyone to find myself on a Saturday afternoon in October doing a mashed potato science experiment. The journey started just before Thanksgiving last year, when my sister and I ...

We tested the popular hack to see if it really works.

Using a little science you can push a straw through a raw potato. Here's another experiment that might get you and your family "Hooked on Science." Ingredients n Plastic straw n Raw potato n ...