Beta-Carotene, as far as I’ve known since I slogged through 8th grade biology, is a pigment that gives sweet potatoes and carrots their colour. But since it's used as a food dye and plenty of doctors recommend it as a supplement, it’s also the basis for a booming synthetic farming business—one we rarely see, since it’s based in rural Australia. But these photos, by Australian photog Steve Back, give us an unusual glimpse inside the world's largest β-Carotene farm. Read More >>

As anyone who knows me well will tell you, I make some mean deviled eggs. It would be pretty hard to improve upon my deviled eggs. Read More >>

I hope you didn't need the risk of death to convince you to not have sex with animals. But just in case, know this: bestiality will give you penis cancer. Read More >>

The slightly queasy quote above comes from Professor Mark Post of the department of vascular physiology at Maastricht University, which has been given £300,000 to help find a better way of making meat in a lab. Read More >>