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food science

Humans needed barley to conquer Tibet's giddy heights

Earth

Humans needed barley to conquer Tibet's giddy heights

Swapping millet for hardier crops from the west enabled permanent settlements to move up to the heady heights of Tibet 3600 years ago

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I'm cracking the future of food – no chickens required

Earth

I'm cracking the future of food – no chickens required

Opinion

Us vs universe: Quantum dance enters forbidden zone

Physics

Us vs universe: Quantum dance enters forbidden zone

Features

Us vs universe: Unfuzzying the uncertainty principle

Physics

Us vs universe: Unfuzzying the uncertainty principle

Features

How bird flu threatens Europe's Christmas turkeys

Health

How bird flu threatens Europe's Christmas turkeys

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Technology

Frigid matter powers first quantum circuits

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14 myths and maybes about burning fat

Health

14 myths and maybes about burning fat

Features

Are some people doomed to be fat?

Life

Are some people doomed to be fat?

Features

Quantum logic: It's simpler to be two things at once

Physics

Quantum logic: It's simpler to be two things at once

Opinion

Are we ready for quantum biology?

Life

Are we ready for quantum biology?

In Life on the Edge, Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden argue quantum effects are decisive in biology – but this challenging idea needs proof

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Physics

Ghost universes kill Schrödinger's quantum cat

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Technology

Food bland? Electric spoon zaps taste into every bite

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Health

Guzzling milk might boost your risk of breaking bones

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Health

Can chocolate boost memory? Only in insane amounts

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