Do people trust others more when they experience physical warmth? That's the theory of CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Lawrence E. Williams, who says simply handling a hot cup of coffee can change one's attitude toward a stranger.

Our judgment of a person's character can be influenced by something as simple as the warmth of the drink we hold in our hand.

Traditional techniques offer promise for guarding against temperature and precipitation extremes

Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee: University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades.

New research on the commodity coffee market in Uganda finds that when prices percolate, coffee windfalls don’t fully reach the growers

Drink coffee to send a wake-up call to the brain? Or just smell its rich, warm aroma? An international group of scientists is reporting some of the first evidence that simply inhaling coffee aroma alters the activity of genes in the brain. In experiments with laboratory rats, they found that coffee aroma orchestrates the expression of more than a dozen genes and some changes in protein expressions, in ways that help reduce the stress of sleep deprivation.

Dunkin' Donuts will offer free iced coffee on Thursday as part of its nationwide Free Iced Coffee Day Promotion. Interestingly the Free Iced Coffee promotion of Dunkin' Donuts coincides with the McDonalds Promotion of Free Chicken Sandwich, Biscuit For Breakfast, are the two fast food chains competing the same day or against each other at the same time?

Starbucks reinvents brewed coffee category and hosts nation's largest coast-to-coast free Starbucks coffee tasting.

Does coffee in a flimsy cup taste worse than coffee in a more substantial cup? Firms such as McDonalds and Starbucks spend millions of dollars every year on disposable packaging, but a new study from the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research suggests that trying to skimp in this area might not be worth it – and may negatively impact consumers’ perceptions of taste and quality.

Starbucks will be closing its doors for coffee drinkers early tomorrow morning for few hours as the workers will be getting a bit of learning at the behest of chief Howard Schultz.

University of Glasgow medical student Gill Campbell swapped her stethoscope for cappuccinos– and then showed the professionals who’s boss.

Can a machine taste coffee" The question has plagued scientists studying the caffeinated beverage for decades. Fortunately, researchers in Switzerland can now answer with a resounding “yes.” The study on their coffee-tasting machine is scheduled for the March 1 issue of ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.