In this week's news, Hank explains how earthworms are doing nanotechnology for us, Americans will soon be eating genetically modified salmon, the Russians are going back to space, and another reason to drink less soda.

Sugar, honey, listen up. Humans love the sweet taste of sweetness, but have you ever wondered why? What's the evolutionary purpose behind our love for sweets? Why can we taste sweet anyway? What are those sugar substitutes really made...

From sucrose to high fructose corn syrup to... lead? Hank gives us the sweet and lowdown on sweeteners.

Hank takes on high fructose corn syrup - the new "dark lord of nutrition" - to help explain the ambiguities around all the claims being made about it.

Food Detective Berry Blue answers the question, “Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day?” She then gives examples of a variety of healthy breakfasts.

Food Detective Berry Blue explains that we research healthy beverages the same way we look for healthy foods – by reading the product labels. Using three fictitious drinks, the food detective helps identify unhealthy ingredients on the...

The Food Detective Berry Blue explains why breakfast is such an important meal, and then plays a healthy breakfast game called, “What Will You Choose?”