SAVOY — You may know popcorn is Illinois' official snack food, but do you have any idea what makes the kernels pop? The science behind popcorn is one of the topics being presented at this year's ...

Popcorn has been around since 3600 B.C., according to archaeologists who have found popcorn remnants during research digs. Who knows how popcorn was originally discovered — but it is quite likely it ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A tiny kernel of popcorn has a lot of science packed into it. It is a staple snack for movies, and tons of kernels have been popped and enjoyed, but how does one, hard kernel ...

This is popcorn science taken way too far. He breaks down exactly why popcorn pops—hard hull, moisture, starch, and pressure—then tests a bunch of grains to see what can puff on its own. After that, ...

When Curious City listener Kaycee Mendoza heard about a looming popcorn shortage earlier this summer, she was worried. Kaycee is a popcorn fanatic — and she’s particularly fond of the cheese and ...

McKenzie did a fair amount of real-world research on the popcorn front, and his most important finding (as far as I’m concerned) is that if you’re in a cinema which gives you a choice between buying a ...

POPCORN SCIENCE....As a regular moviegoer and an equally regular consumer of movie popcorn, I'm intrigued by Felix Salmon's summary of recent research done by local UC Irvine professor Richard ...