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Riot-ology: can science explain why riots spread?

The hunt is on to explain why riots spread across England last week. Science may yet supply some answers

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How Muslims can win Olympic gold during Ramadan

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How Muslims can win Olympic gold during Ramadan

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China arrests thousands to improve food safety

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Prized sashimi tuna bred in captivity for first time

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Prized sashimi tuna bred in captivity for first time

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Gastric bypass creates a healthier appetite

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Peanut butter to the rescue in Somalia famine?

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Peanut butter to the rescue in Somalia famine?

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Is Europe in for a summer of E. coli poisoning?

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Overfishing eats away at genetic diversity of fish

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Overfishing eats away at genetic diversity of fish

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Crop disease to add to east Africa's woes

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Crop disease to add to east Africa's woes

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One potato genome unravelled, three to go

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One potato genome unravelled, three to go

Most potatoes have four different genomes, but sequencing just one has already given insights into why the trusty tubers are so prone to disease

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La Niña behind worst African drought in 60 years

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Red wine's heart health chemical unlocked at last

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Bean sprouts to blame for 'decade-old' E. coli

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Beyond antibiotics: A new way to fight superbugs

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