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Our ancestors dined on grass 3.5 million years ago

Life

Our ancestors dined on grass 3.5 million years ago

Our ancestors began eating grass half a million years earlier than thought, soon after they started leaving the trees for the savannah

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Farmerbots: a new industrial revolution

Technology

Farmerbots: a new industrial revolution

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Health

Hormone boost lets mice live longer without fasting

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Sierra Leone 'pirate' fishing boats sell catches in EU

Earth

Sierra Leone 'pirate' fishing boats sell catches in EU

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Hidden green benefits of genetically modified crops

Earth

Hidden green benefits of genetically modified crops

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Feeding the world will require tough choices

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Virus leads to obesity but lowers risk of diabetes

Life

Virus leads to obesity but lowers risk of diabetes

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Calf produces world's first hypoallergenic milk

Health

Calf produces world's first hypoallergenic milk

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Will New York's super-size drink ban work?

Health

Will New York's super-size drink ban work?

Comment

Organic food: no better for you, or the planet

Earth

Organic food: no better for you, or the planet

Organic crops seem to be no more nutritious than conventional ones, and are not necessarily great for the environment either, find two new studies

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Health

Eating less fails to extend monkey lives

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Health

Food for thought: Eat your way to dementia

Features

Health

Brain diabetes: the ultimate food scare

Opinion

Technology

Net worth: Reclaiming our personal data

Features

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