How Hershey’s chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founder
A chocolate rivalry in the 1960s transformed a Pennsylvania town and its iconic amusement park.
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Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia
There’s a bittersweet history to chocolate in America. At one plantation museum in Virginia, the story of enslaved chocolatier Caesar shows the oppression that lay behind the elite’s culinary treat.
Each Easter we spend about $62 a head on chocolates, but the cost of buying unsustainable products can be far greater
The 5th Edition of the Chocolate Scorecard reveals that some retailers are lagging when it comes to selling sustainable products.
One in three women binge eat during pregnancy
First study to look at binge eating during pregnancy and the long-term outcome for mother and child.
Here’s who topped the rankings in this year’s scorecard for sustainable chocolate – and which confectionery giant refused to participate
The global Chocolate Scorecard evaluates traders and brands on efforts to address child labour, deforestation and other measures.
As we dream, we can listen in on the waking world – podcast
Dream researcher Başak Türker explains how she was able to communicate with people while they were dreaming. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Curious Kids: how does our brain know to make immediate decisions?
Our brains have two ways of thinking and making decisions: fast and slow.
Gut microbes may affect heart disease risk – new research
A low diversity of gut bacteria may help explain heart attacks in young people, women and certain ethnic groups.
Healthy eating: children think their peers eat more unhealthy snacks than they actually do – changing this perception can lead to better diets
We wanted to find a way to reduce how much children snack on foods high in fat, salt and sugar.
Moderate amount of coffee doesn’t dehydrate you
There is no evidence for a link between moderate coffee consumption and dehydration, according to a study in PLOS ONE. The global population consumes 1.6 billion cups of coffee a day and it’s a common…
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