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Earth

Pests for dinner: Taking down invasive species a bite at a time

Invasive species are now the second biggest cause of extinction and cause numerous ecological problems. A new movement has a delicious solution – eat the invaders

Culture

Health

Official dietary advice on fat and sugar challenged

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Earth

What does ‘natural’ mean? Time to ditch a dangerous concept

Analysis

Ancient pot beer funnel

Humans

5000-year-old beer-brewing kit found in China

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Someone holds a bowl of a cocoa drink

Health

Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

Health gurus, show us the evidence for your diet advice

Health

Health gurus, show us the evidence for your diet advice

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Microscope image of helicobacter bacteria

Health

Microbiomania: The truth behind the hype about our bodily bugs

Insight

A person noses a glass of white wine

Life

Synthetic wine made without grapes claims to mimic fine vintages

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Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley holding plates of food

Health

The Hemsley effect: why we fall for celebrity food advice

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A road with a coffee sign

Environment

Recycled coffee grounds could make roads smoother and greener

Mixing coffee grounds with waste slag from the steel industry produces a material strong enough for use in road construction

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Humans

Nightmare FAQs: The 5 dream questions you were too afraid to ask

Features

Health

Processed food bad, natural food good? We've got it so wrong

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Fungal products won't win prizes for glamour but will be greener

Culture