Coffee

Should I worry that my hot drink will give me cancer?
How hot should a hot drink be? And is it time to dilute your herbal tea with some cold water?
Joel Snape
12, Nov, 2023 @3:00 PM

Readers reply: why do so many people drink very hot tea – and how do they do it?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
12, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

Don’t think you would try a kabocha squash latte? You already have
Kabocha might be trending, but it has a long cultural history – and is the secret ingredient in that famous Starbucks drink
Lois Beckett in Los Angeles
04, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

Want to stay strong as you get older? Maybe you should have another cuppa
Coffee and tea lovers are significantly less likely to be frail in their 70s, according to a study that followed 12,000 people over 20 years
23, Oct, 2023 @3:49 PM

‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups
A blanket ‘bring or buy’ reusable scheme has been introduced in the town, which was getting through 23,000 cups a week
Rory Carroll in Killarney, County Kerry
14, Oct, 2023 @2:00 PM

Starbucks develops coffee seeds that can withstand climate change effects
Starbucks-developed seeds of arabica, which accounts for 70% of global coffee production, are cultivated to resist diseases
Aliya Uteuova
04, Oct, 2023 @2:10 PM

Coffee, cinnamon and chocolate cake recipe
Rich and indulgent, this cake from Katie Cross is vegan too
Katie Cross
02, Oct, 2023 @7:00 AM

Fitness trackers and air fryers among John Lewis’s ‘products of the decade’
Annual retail report shines light on current trends and 10 years of changing British buying habits
Zoe Wood
02, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM

This is the season of crunchy leaves, chunky knits - and pumpkin spice latte misogyny
The drink is derided as ‘basic’, in terms that often veer into sexism. But are those who ridicule it just missing out on all the fun?
Emma Beddington
01, Oct, 2023 @1:00 PM

Smoking in pregnancy increases risk of premature birth threefold, study finds
Risk of smoking double the previous estimate, but research finds no link between above average caffeine intake and pre-term babies
Anna Bawden
28, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM

How to turn coffee grounds into a delicious marinade for beetroot | Waste not
Coffee grounds transform beetroot into a surprising, liquorice-y delicacy that works brilliantly with cream cheese
Tom Hunt
09, Sep, 2023 @5:00 AM

Sexy mocha drinkers and educated espresso-lovers: what your choice of coffee says about you
A rigorously scientific survey by Dunkin’ Donuts has matched personalities to coffee preferences. Who knew that latte drinkers were such people-pleasers ...
06, Sep, 2023 @2:06 PM
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