London Borough Raises Pints — And Legal Protections — To U.K.’s Fading Pubs

Cockroach Milk: Yes. You Read That Right
Turns out, cockroach milk is among the most nutritious substances on Earth. But it may still be a while before you can scurry to health stores for roach-milk protein shakes.

At This English Bar, An Old-School Solution To Rude Cellphones
A new bar in Sussex has lined its walls with foil to block phone signals. The owner, inspired by the Faraday cage, hopes people will talk to each other rather than stare at their smartphones.

#NPRreads: What Our Interns Are Reading This Week
Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

Why Do Milk Prices Spike And Crash? Because It’s Like Oil
Milk is like oil – it’s refined into products that are traded globally. So global events can mean profits or losses for dairy farmers. This year, they’re seeing losses, and asking Congress for help.

How Many Calories Do Olympic Athletes Need?
To Olympians, food is fuel, and mileage may vary. Depending on their sport, contenders need to consume anywhere between 1,200 to 8,000 calories before competing.

Beaks On Fleek: Meet Some Of Colorado’s Most Charming Chickens
Some of the chickens perform tricks — one pale-feathered rooster named Bruce pretends to sleep on command — while others, like Buff Brahma hen Miss Felicia Fancy Feet, don dapper costumes.

This Modern Meadery is Making Honey Wine Hip — With Hops
A Baltimore-based meadmaker is going after the beer-drinking demographic by adding a new ingredient to this old-timey honey-based drink: hops.

When Food Firms Cut The Salt, What Do They Put In Instead?
Too much salty goodness isn’t great for health. Food companies looking to cut the sodium while keeping the flavor have a promising candidate: potassium chloride. But it’s far from perfect.

Organic Food Fights Back Against ‘Non-GMO’ Rival
Sales of food labeled “non-GMO” are booming, and it’s starting to annoy organic food companies. They see the non-GMO label as cut-rate competition that doesn’t deliver what shoppers imagine.

75 Percent of Americans Say They Eat Healthy — Despite Evidence To The Contrary
A third of U.S. adults are obese, and 80 percent don’t eat enough fruits, veggies and whole grains. Yet our poll with Truven Health Analytics suggests that as a nation, we eat with blinders on.

QUIZ: What Were Restaurants Like 100 Years Ago?
Restaurants are such staples of culinary culture that we tend to take their modern-day traits for granted. But they went through a lot of changes to become the delicious destinations we know today.

The Oyster’s Mighty Comeback Is Creating Cleaner U.S. Waterways
The farm-to-table movement has caused the farming of oysters — nature’s hardworking little water filters — on the East Coast to double in the past six years.

McDonald’s Now Serving Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics — Mostly
The fast-food chain’s suppliers are still allowed to use certain types of antibiotics that aren’t used to treat people.

Monsanto Sold Soybean Farmers A Weed-Beating Tool They Couldn’t Legally Use
There’s tension brewing among U.S. soybean farmers after Monsanto started selling a new herbicide-resistant seed — without EPA approval.