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The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

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The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

Browning onions takes way longer than recipes say. Here are two tricks to cut down the time, says Sam Wong in the first of a new series on the science of cooking

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Golden rice

Health

GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines

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Roasted sweet potatoes in a pan

Health

Going vegan for January? Find out how much difference it really makes

Features

The Colorado potato beetle is a major agricultural pest

Environment

Potatoes engineered to harm a major pest but leave other insects safe

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

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

Culture

Village Fredvang on the island Moskenesoya

Environment

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

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Frankincense is a holiday favourite, but its future is under threat

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Frankincense is a holiday favourite, but its future is under threat

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Rudolph superpowers

Life

Reindeer's real superpowers could help us beat depression and cancer

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Gin & Tonic

Humans

The sparkling history of tonic, from medical miracle to G&T essential

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Star Trek

Humans

From Star Wars to Hitchhiker's – how to make the best drinks in sci-fi

51�� combines mixology with science fiction to produce recipes for the finest drinks in this – or any other – universe, from Bantha Milk to Ambrosia

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Physics

The real science behind Rick and Morty

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What’s it like to be a rabbit?

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The truth about diets: sorting nutrition facts from pseudoscience

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Don't miss: Primordial cities, a new Star Wars and the power of bad

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