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food and drink

California-Cultured-Cell-Chocolate. Shaker process

Environment

Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate

We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may even lead to tastier treats with more nutritional value

Features

Physics

How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science

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Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar

Health

Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar

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Life

Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables

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Chemistry

Foie gras made without force-feeding thanks to molecular mimicry

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Fast food

Health

Adding extra protein to ultra-processed foods helps reduce overeating

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Electrodes made from bread could replace metal conductors

Technology

Electrodes made from bread could replace metal conductors

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Mind

Why we may crave dessert even when we are full from dinner

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Physics

The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook

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Health

Golden oyster mushrooms may stave off signs of ageing

Middle-aged mice fed golden oyster mushrooms had healthier hearts, suggesting an antioxidant in the fungi protects against the effects of ageing

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Physics

Physicists discover the secret to perfect cacio e pepe pasta

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Life

Nerve-racking tale of reviving wild cocoa to make amazing chocolate

Culture

Environment

Food made without farming will go on sale in the US in 2025

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Environment

Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing

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