The Mist That Makes Us Weep When an onion is cut, cells fracture and release an enzyme‑driven chemical that becomes ...

TIRED of tears when chopping onions at dinnertime? Scientists have finally come up with a way around it. An onion-slicing ...

A person wiping tears from their eyes while cutting onions. Using a sharp blade and making slow cuts results in less mist ...

With a high-speed camera and a tiny guillotine, scientists showed that chopping onions slowly and with sharper knives cuts down on tears.

Close-up of the hands of a woman using knife to cut onion on chopping board - Daniel Lozano Gonzalez/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dry those eyes; there's a ...

Cooking can be a relaxing, meditative act—that is, until your eyes start to sting unbearably. Cutting an onion often leads to an involuntary stream of tears, but a new scientific discovery has ...

Close-up of hands chopping red onions - Capelle.r/Getty Images Few things push a person to the brink of absurdity like the quest to chop onions without crying. The hunt for relief has made people do ...

A new discovery about how cutting onions ejects pungent aerosols up to two-thirds of a meter into the air has led to practical advice for reducing the spray: Cut onions slowly with a sharpened blade ...