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food science

Mary Somerville

Health

Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

Mary Somerville had vast knowledge and a social network to die for. That helped her write one of the most amazing and popular science books of the 19th century

Features

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

Technology

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

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Micius satellite

Space

Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

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boiled egg

Health

Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person

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Time, mass and custard provide the physics in <i>The Earthworks</i>

Physics

Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Culture

Glasses of whisky

Technology

Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur

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Plate of space food

Space

Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space

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sourdough bread

Health

Artisan sourdough? You may as well eat mass-produced white bread

Comment

The dreams our stuff is made of

Space

The dreams our stuff is made of

Culture

cake slice

Humans

The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much

Subtle differences in how we respond to food, driven by our genes, are the true reason we can struggle to keep to the weight we want to be

Features

Life

Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker

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Health

Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes

Leader

Health

Win a stack of science books for foodies

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Health

Win a stack of science books for foodies

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