This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. If you’ve ever sipped a café au lait in the French Quarter, you have tasted chicory’s signature notes. But hidden in that cup is a humble root whose ...

Leafy greens are staples when it comes to health-conscious eating given the range of vital nutrients each variety has to offer. However, despite how they may appear, not all greens are created equally ...

This common chicory flower was bustling with activity. A small native bee species was looking for nectar, while a hoverfly species was waiting for a chance to grab some pollen. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL ...

The serrated orange spheres in this image are pollen grains, snug within the anther of a chicory flower. According to European folklore, chicory flowers can open locked doors or grant their possessor ...

One of the hazards of working in a school is the annual reunion of large numbers of people in small, confined places. The students get antsy. The adults get antsy. But this is just a temporary ...

Radicchio is the "it girl" of the winter season. A type of chicory, radicchio is unique in just about every sense of the word, from its characteristic bitter flavor to the gorgeous look of each ...

If you’ve ever sipped a café au lait in the French Quarter, you have tasted chicory’s signature notes. But hidden in that cup is a humble root whose story is bigger than a single sip. To learn more ...