Swiss cheese gets its characteristic holes from the emission of gas by prokaryotic bacteria. Inside of the Young’s Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, shelves of cheese curds dripped excess moisture onto ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Since cheese is made from milk, cheese types ...

You may not be thinking that much about history or geography as you are making a sandwich, but as you fish the ingredients out of your fridge, a name as generic as Swiss cheese should raise your ...

The cheese-proud country has recently imported more of the stuff than it exports, a worry for farmers and traditionalists. By Claire Moses The Swiss are proud of their cheese, and most of the cheese ...