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So many milks: But do their health claims really stack up?

Many varieties of milk are now available, including low-fat, organic, A2, UHT and raw. 51¶¯Âþ weighs up their pros and cons

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Everything you need to know about lactose intolerance

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Everything you need to know about lactose intolerance

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Genetic engineering creates rice strain that makes less methane

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Genetic engineering creates rice strain that makes less methane

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Time to ditch milk? Exploring the dairy dilemma

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Time to ditch milk? Exploring the dairy dilemma

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Astronauts prepare to take first bite of salad grown in space

Space

Astronauts prepare to take first bite of salad grown in space

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Underwater farmers grow strawberries in balloon gardens

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Underwater farmers grow strawberries in balloon gardens

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A spoonful of sugar helps the environmental message go down

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A spoonful of sugar helps the environmental message go down

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Get stuffed: Super-filling food satisfies your hunger for longer

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Get stuffed: Super-filling food satisfies your hunger for longer

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Einstein kills Schrödinger's cat: Relativity ruins quantum world

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Einstein kills Schrödinger's cat: Relativity ruins quantum world

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What Nobel winner Tim Hunt's sexist outburst actually tells us

What Nobel winner Tim Hunt's sexist outburst actually tells us

Biochemist Tim Hunt suggests gender-segregated labs, so the men aren't distracted by the tearful "girls". What was he thinking, wonders Debora MacKenzie

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Life

It's fun to play 'what if' with Ubble but will it boost health?

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Technology

Quark ages: How these particles are the key to new physics

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Earth

I can turn your food waste into glass

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