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food science

Health

Intermittent fasting linked to a higher risk of heart disease death

Only eating within an 8-hour window is associated with a significantly higher risk of heart disease-related death compared with eating over 12 to 16 hours

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Environment

Should everyone start eating snakes to save the planet?

Analysis

'Play With Me' series

Comment

Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human

Culture

In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

Life

In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

Comment

Life

Salmon farms are increasingly being hit by mass die-offs

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Chemistry

The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

Regulars

Life

Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hybrids

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Technology

Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

Comment

The best new science fiction books of March 2024

Culture

Space

Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for fermented foods

A fermentation experiment on the International Space Station produced miso paste with a flavour distinct from two samples that were fermented on Earth

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Life

We now know what makes oranges taste of oranges

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Chemistry

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

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Comment

Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

Culture

Comment

‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

Culture

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