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Eat BetterUC Santa Barbara scientists just built a liquid that stores sunlight for years at nearly double a lithium battery's energy density — and the part worth noticing isn't the chemistry, it's what gets subtracted
UC Santa Barbara researchers have built a liquid material that stores sunlight in chemical bonds at nearly twice the energy density of…
Eat BetterTwo Perfect Day veterans just raised $2 million for a precision fermentation startup that isn’t chasing dairy substitutes anymore
Melazyme, founded by two Perfect Day alumni, has raised $2 million to scale precision-fermented melanin and brazzein — signaling a shift toward…
Eat BetterMars Petcare just quietly tilted its alternative-protein hunt toward Asia-Pacific — and the reason has less to do with pet food innovation than with collapsing birth rates reshaping who fills the family bowl
Mars Petcare's third Next Generation Pet Food Program is hunting alternative protein startups across Asia-Pacific, where pet ownership is overtaking childbirth and…
Eat BetterThe EU just put €10M behind a London startup’s whole-cut mycelium steak, and its foodservice-first rollout shows why this alt-protein bet is different
London-based Adamo Foods has won a €10M EU Horizon Europe grant to scale its mycelium-based whole-cut steak, with a UK foodservice launch…
Eat BetterResearch suggests people who eat alone in restaurants without their phone aren't necessarily lonely or socially awkward — some may no longer need a witness to feel at ease
The difference between loneliness and solitude isn't about who's around you—it's about whether you need an audience to feel like yourself.
Eat BetterA four-week diet trial in adults over 65 found biological-age markers shifted most on a lower-fat, higher-carb plate, not a fat-heavy one
A new University of Sydney trial found that adults aged 65 to 75 showed measurable drops in biological age markers after just…
Eat BetterPsychology research suggests people who regularly eat meals with others may be among the happiest. Shared dining is linked to higher life satisfaction and a deeper sense of belonging
Do shared meals make people happier, or are happier people simply more inclined to share meals? Probably both are true to some…
Eat BetterAdults who keep a clean kitchen even when nobody's coming over may have learned early that mess meant the house felt less steady
Psychologists say people who obsess over kitchen cleanliness aren't just neat—their nervous systems learned that messiness signals danger, a survival response rooted…
Eat BetterPsychology says people who stack their plates and tidy up before leaving a restaurant aren't trying to impress anyone — they may be revealing a deeply internalized respect for invisible labor
They've just, somewhere along the way, internalised the simple idea that the people who clean up after them are people too, with…
Eat BetterDanone shuts 25-year-old Silk plant as plant-based milk category splinters into winners and losers
Danone is closing its 25-year-old Bridgeton, New Jersey plant-based facility and laying off 114 workers, even as it doubles down on high-protein…
Eat BetterProdalim buys Better Juice as sugar fatigue and GLP-1 drugs rewrite the beverage playbook
Dutch juice major Prodalim has acquired Israeli food-tech startup Better Juice, whose enzymatic technology cuts fruit sugar by up to 80%. The…
Eat BetterPetroleum is in your vanilla, your chicken, and your fertilizer — and almost nobody talks about it
A recent Plant Based News report details how fossil fuel derivatives show up across the modern food system — from synthetic methionine…
Eat BetterFava beans land $330M in deals as whey shortage reshapes the protein aisle
As whey prices climb and protein-powder supply tightens, Canadian startup Phytokana has locked in $330M in fava bean offtake deals — a…
Eat BetterOterra and Debut bet on fermentation to replace Red 40 in US food supply
Oterra and Debut Bio are developing a precision-fermented replacement for Red 40, the petroleum-derived dye found in more than 36,000 US food…
Eat BetterEden Brew clears US safety hurdle for cow-free casein, pivots to supplements over dairy
Australian startup Eden Brew has secured US GRAS clearance for its cow-free casein and is launching a $20M Series B as it…
Eat Better10 comforting vegan meals Gen Z is rediscovering that working-class families have made for decades
Gen Z is bringing back humble, plant-forward dishes that working-class families have cooked for generations and giving them fresh, budget-friendly flair.
Eat BetterNo meat, no problem: 10 vegan dishes that deliver all the comfort without any of the guilt
No meat, no problem—these 10 plant-powered comfort dishes hug you now and high-five you in the morning
Eat BetterI tested 6 plant-based milks in my coffee — here’s the one that tasted best
What if your milk choice says more about your mood than your menu?
Eat BetterI swapped my morning coffee for matcha for 30 days — here’s what happened
Thirty days of matcha: jitters gone, focus steady, fasting easier, sleep deeper—coffee is now a choice.
Eat BetterNo eggs, no problem—here’s how I accidentally discovered the perfect vegan breakfast
When fate stole my eggs, lentils taught me that improvisation (and listening) can feed both blood sugar and soul.
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