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Should everyone start eating snakes to save the planet?

Pythons convert food into meat more efficiently than other livestock, and they can be fed on waste meat, but this doesn't mean snake meat is inherently more sustainable

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Salmon farms are increasingly being hit by mass die-offs

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Chemistry

The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

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Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hybrids

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Space

Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for fermented foods

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We now know what makes oranges taste of oranges

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First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRISPR pigs

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

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Environment

Genetically modified banana approved by regulators for first time

Regulators in Australia and New Zealand have given the green light for farmers to grow a genetically modified banana resistant to a devastating fungal disease spreading worldwide

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Life

Rice containing beef cells could make a sustainable meal

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Life

Lager could get array of novel flavours thanks to new strains of yeast

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Chemistry

The chemist who told us to put salt in our tea explains why she did it

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The science behind fluffy pancakes and using the right raising agent

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