If you're ever on the University of Iowa campus and a potato on wheels zooms past you, know that Professor Daniel Newton is ...

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From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years Germans love their potatoes. They eat on average 63kg a person every year, according to ...

It requires copious pillows and duvets, and has gone viral on social media. Will this elaborate new sleeping set-up give you a cosy night’s rest – or just exacerbate your back pain? Name: The potato ...

Teacher and TikToker Courtney Cook Bales' two-ingredient meal has caught the attention of millions of TikTok users Courtney Cook Bales/TikTok Courtney Cook Bales' two-ingredient meal has caught the ...

Potatoes are staples in so many eating plans, from the Mediterranean diet to the MIND diet. Whether they’re baked, roasted, mashed, or even fried, chances are you’ve had spuds on your dinner plate ...

Potatoes and diarrhea have two possible connections. The first is that potatoes may cause diarrhea if you eat lots of them with the skin still on or if you’re allergic or intolerant to them. The ...

It turns out the way in which potatoes show up on your dinner plate does in fact make a difference for health. If you eat three servings of french fries every week, you might be more susceptible to ...

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. What came first, the potato or the tomato? A new genetics study ...

The potato came from a surprising mashup. Spuds are a basic, delicious food for millions worldwide, yet their origin and evolution have long been a scientific mystery. Not anymore, scientists say. The ...

Nine million years ago, in the shadow of the rising Andes Mountains, a key ancestor of the beloved modern-day potato was born. And now new research shows this pivotal event—and the mashed, baked and ...