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food science

Viking hordes dined on frozen Norwegian cod shipped to Germany

Life

Viking hordes dined on frozen Norwegian cod shipped to Germany

DNA from ancient cod bones shows Vikings freeze-dried Arctic cod for serving up on European menus 300 years earlier than we thought

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Pig whipworms on monitor

Life

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

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Temnothorax rugatulus ants

Life

Lazy ants lay eggs for their industrious sisters to eat

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It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'

Life

It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'

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Watering space cucumbers

Life

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

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A young girl drinking water from a tap

Technology

How to strip 99 per cent of harmful BPA from water in 30 minutes

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Waves in water

Earth

Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

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Ada Lovelace

Technology

Time to bust the myth that Ada Lovelace was an overhyped aristo

Comment

Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

Health

Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

Comment

Man holding cod

Life

Now North Sea cod is sustainable, is it really ok to eat?

The bounceback of North Sea cod means you can now buy guilt-free, but Brexit and climate change could threaten its fragile recovery

Analysis

Technology

AI suggests recipe for a dish just by studying a photo of it

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Health

Backstreet fried chicken shops must stop using killer trans fat

Comment

Technology

Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

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Life

Modified maize that kills with RNA is given go-ahead in the US

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