smallappsIt began, as many great discoveries do, in a place of extreme cold. In the 1920s, a naturalist and inventor named Clarence Birdseye was on a fur-trapping expedition in Labrador, Canada. He observed something fascinating. …
The Secret Life of Your Freezer: The Hidden Science of Cold, Pressure, and Preservation
You reach for the handle of your upright freezer, ready to pull out a bag of frozen peas. You give it a tug. Nothing. You plant your feet and pull again, and with a satisfying …
The Freezer as a Time Capsule: How a Century of Science Shapes Your Food Storage
Nearly a century ago, a young naturalist named Clarence Birdseye was on a fur-trapping expedition in the vast, frozen landscapes of Labrador, Canada. He observed the local Inuit people fishing in temperatures that plunged to …