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food and drink

Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips

Health

Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips

From searing meat to cutting onions, many top cooking tips make no difference, while others dent the flavour or even increase the risk of food poisoning

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Call obesity a disease and food a pathological agent? No thanks

Health

Call obesity a disease and food a pathological agent? No thanks

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Fishing boat

Life

My vertical underwater farming can restore the seas

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someone sat in front of an empty plate

Health

Hungry stomach hormone promotes growth of new brain cells

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Robin on a nest

Life

Male robins can guess and satisfy their partner’s food cravings

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A square of chocolate cake

Health

Is taking sugar out of food as difficult as industry says it is?

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Mouse

Life

Mice lived with us 15,000 years ago even before farming took off

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Chimp holds banana in its mouth

Life

Putting bigger brains down to our social nature is half-baked

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jar of water

Technology

Virtual lemonade sends colour and taste to a glass of water

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Cows

Earth

7 foods you should avoid to help feed the world

We can all play a part by rethinking what we eat so that Earth’s limited resources are used more efficiently. So, which foods and drinks should we cut back on?

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Earth

Tomorrow's menu: Termites, grass and synthetic milk

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Life

Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould

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Life

Dogs use deception to get what they want from humans (a sausage)

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Health

That faddish gluten-free diet may be raising your diabetes risk

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