Kernels of truth: The Maize Page can give you all the science lore you will ever need about corn at 15 minutes: The Andy Warhol Museum page covers the artist’s entire career at ——… ...

Figuring out when people started making popcorn is harder. There are several types of maize, most of which will pop if heated, but one variety, actually called “popcorn,” makes the best popcorn.

Corn’s ancestors. Luckily, corn – also called maize – has some hard parts, such as the kernel shell. They’re the bits at the bottom of the popcorn bowl that get caught in your teeth.

You can tell maize from teosinte by its larger kernels. There’s evidence of maize farming from dry caves in Mexico as early as 9,000 years ago. From there, ...

Remains of the extra “poppable” type of maize from 6,700 years ago were found in Peru in the form of charred kernels and phytolith particles. Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get ...

Maize kernels (Courtesy John Hart) Archaeologists John Hart and Susan Winchell-Sweeney of the New York State Museum analyzed nitrogen isotopes in maize kernels from three pre-European-contact ...

The dehydration rate of maize kernels can impact the efficiency of mechanical harvesting. Maize kernels suitable for mechanized harvesting require a moisture content less than 25 percent, ...

ST. LOUIS — The Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum presents a fascinating exploration of what we know as corn—integrating maize, art, farming, foods, community, tools, and pop culture into a ...