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Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth

A simple change to maize, sorghum and sugarcane that allows them to take advantage of rising CO2 levels can boost their growth by around a fifth

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'Artificial tongue' can detect chemical makeup of alcoholic drinks

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The scientists on a mission to catch farts for the good of our health

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The scientists on a mission to catch farts for the good of our health

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Can you and your family solve these mind-bending scientific riddles?

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Can you and your family solve these mind-bending scientific riddles?

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Chemistry

The scientific secrets to baking the perfect holiday gingerbread

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How safe is the US food supply?

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What to know about creatine, the gym supplement with wide benefits

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The pasta nanofibers

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World's thinnest spaghetti won't please gourmands but may heal wounds

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Vaclav Smil's take on how to feed future populations has one big flaw

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Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR Food 2021 Siberia is an innovative greenhouse where lettuce on water is being produced.

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Does this high-tech lettuce hold the answer to the global food crisis?

Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen captures the food industry's attempts to meet the challenges of climate change and conflicts in his new book, Food for Thought

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We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

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Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing

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Is the climate change food crisis even worse than we imagined?

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The complete guide to cooking oils and how they affect your health

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