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Life

Why diet drinks with aspartame may actually help make you fatter

Experiments in mice suggest that aspartame neutralises a key enzyme, which could be why some people put on weight even when they have sugar-free soft drinks

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Health

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Space

China's space station now has insects, weeds and rice on board

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Physics

The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think

Features

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Physics

Smallest sliver of time yet measured sees electrons fleeing atom

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Life

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

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Health

Strict breastfeeding rules don't work and can hurt young babies

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Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%

Earth

Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%

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Technology

Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality

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Life

Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive

In the absence of nectar, bees get by on the sweet secretions of other insects — but they still need flowers for their protein-laden pollen

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Humans

Every human culture includes cooking – this is how it began

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Humans

First Australians ate megafauna and used nets for hunting

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Health

Don't let sugary science skew the battle to regulate junk food

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Technology

What can we 3D print? Everything! Here are 8 awesome examples

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