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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Eat your way to the bottom of almost any bag of popcorn and there they are: the rock-hard, jaw-rattling unpopped kernels known as old maids.The nuisance kernels have kept many a dentist ...

Have you ever looked into the bottom of a popcorn bag after polishing it all off and lamented the amount of unpopped kernels in the bottom? If so, you're not alone. Unpopped kernels are a frequent ...

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 ...

Believe it or not, the science behind popcorn's popping may be akin to an Olympic event: Researchers have found that popcorn kernels accomplish their acrobatic feats like somersaulting gymnasts who ...

There’s nothing more frustrating than finding a heap of sad, unpopped kernels at the bottom of a popcorn bowl. Such wasted potential! Often the culprit is a microwave’s pre-set popcorn setting — mine ...

The odds that all of your popcorn kernels will pop simultaneously aren’t zero. Maybe think instead of the multiple lotteries you’re more likely to win. By Randall Munroe What would happen if, while I ...