Good News for Coffee Lovers

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In this episode of Science Quickly, we cover the record release of global emergency oil reserves amid escalating conflict, a breakdown of why nuclear experts say Iran was not close to building a nuclear weapon, new research that shows how climate change is increasing both the lik ...  Show more

There's a 98 percent chance you're drinking coffee right now. Maybe not, sure, but coffee is ubiquitous - about 80 percent of Americans consume coffee and Brazil alone has 3 billion coffee plants. Learn all about the great black brew in this episode.

Le matin ? Après le repas ? Avec votre cigarette ? A un moment au cours de votre journée, vous arrive-t-il de boire du café ? A cette question, la réponse est sans doute : oui. En effet, le café est l’une des boissons les plus consommées à travers le monde. Mais pourquoi consomme ...  Show more

The results are officially in.

Using 3 independent labs from around the globe, we have analyzed over 100 different coffees representing 46 different brands...

...and I'm revealing the ...

Coffee. For some, it is deserving of its own essential food group. But is coffee more than just a way to achieve functioning human capacity first thing in the morning? You may have seen media headlines in the past warning about health risks of coffee. But now that the science has ...  Show more