15+ hour, 23+ min ago  (593+ words) For Mumbai food writer Priyadarshini Chatterjee, 39, breakfast has always been the best meal of the day. It irritated her when people called it a foreign import and argued that India’s was traditionally a two-meal culture. But she didn’t have enough…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (633+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 9, 2026 So how, then, did early maize farmers survive and thrive as maize consumption was rapidly increasing? “What we found is that these early communities weren’t simply adopting agriculture for calories,” said Neff. “They were actually actively engineering…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (361+ words) You’ve probably come across ancient tools before – some in museums, some in textbooks, and some that just look like random objects if you don’t know what you’re looking at. In this quiz, we’ve gathered 18 ancient tools used in different civilizations…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1881+ words) Published 9th July 2026 We all want to eat healthier. The Paleo diet promises exactly that: eat like our ancestors, avoid modern foods, and improve your health. But does it really support your gut, heart and long-term health,, or is the story…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (558+ words) Dr Mark Robinson, right, undertaking an excavation during the project Mayan farmers used livestock as ‘biological protein concentrators’ to ensure their communities had access to vital amino acids, new research from Central America has found. A team of archaeologists working…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (516+ words) Mayan farmers used livestock as 'biological protein concentrators' to ensure their communities had access to vital amino acids, new research from Central America has found. A team of archaeologists working in southern Belize conducted cutting-edge isotope analysis to trace how…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (525+ words) Maize, or corn, is a major dietary staple in Maya communities past and present because of its reliability, potential for surplus and suitability as both food and fodder. It became so important to ancient Mesoamerican communities that it even became…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (885+ words) Found inside a broken clay jar, the rare potato remains survived centuries in Peru's desert-like conditions. Long before modern refrigeration, the ancient Inca Empire was preserving food for years and moving it across vast distances. Archaeologists have now uncovered rare…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (690+ words) One of India’s oldest food traditions is making its way to Hyderabad through Forest & Fire, a culinary pop-up at Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre. Curated by Chef Harshita Kakwani, the experience takes diners deep into the forests of Central India, celebrating…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (234+ words) More than a meal | Nandita Chakraborty's 'Shared Table: Regional Heroes' India Today Nandita Chakraborty’s documentary Shared Table: Regional Heroes, which had its world premiere at the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), follows a group of filmmakers as they journey…...