French fries and potato chips are a big reason potatoes get a bad rap. But it’s actually “the highly processed vegetable and seed oils in commercial chips and fries that science links to weight gain ...

UB biologists are serving as consultants on the ultimate middle school science project: farming potatoes aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment is the brainchild of Gabriella ...

Most kids do not need much motivation to tear into a bag of chips. So why not come up with a way to take that natural tendency and use it to expand a child's mind more than his or her waistline?

This article was originally featured on Undark. In a field near the Dutch village of Angeren, a biotechnology company named Solynta grows potatoes in square plots, about 16 by 13 feet each. One ...

New research has made waves by drawing a link between eating potatoes and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. There’s a lot to unpack here, and experts have been weighing in on the data – here’s ...

The potato is a versatile vegetable—baked, roasted, fried, mashed—it can bring something to just about any menu. But, how exactly do these tasty tubers end up on our tables? We’ll give you a crash ...

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And it’s likely something you already have in your pantry. When it comes to roasting potatoes, did you know there’s a secret to making them the crispiest ever? And you probably have the ingredient you ...

Do you skip potatoes because you've heard they're fattening or not good for you? Then prepare to have your mind blown. A massive new study just found that people who eat 14 or more spuds a week live ...