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The best picture ever taken of the sun reveals its bizarre surface

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The best picture ever taken of the sun reveals its bizarre surface

The best picture of the sun is more than five times more detailed than the previous highest-resolution images, revealing weird structures on our star’s surface

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Use the science of curing to turn salmon into gravlax at home

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Avenue 5: Hugh Laurie discovers how space tourism can go badly wrong

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Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year

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Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year

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The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

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The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

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How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness

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China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

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China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

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William Gibson's Agency drops time-travel paradoxes for big questions

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halloumi cheese

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How to make halloumi and ricotta cheese using ancient biotechnology

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Eating more slowly and dining with others can boost your health

From the mealtimes you keep and the speed at which you eat to your choice of dining companions, how you eat has a big impact on your health and waistline

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The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

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The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

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Read an English translation of new Cixin Liu short story 2018-04-01

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Deep and crisp and living: How snow sustains amazing hidden life

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