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Tracing the roots of food preference to keep us healthy

Humans

Tracing the roots of food preference to keep us healthy

Geneticist Paolo Gasparini is exploring the ancient Silk Road to find out how important our genes are in shaping what we can taste and what we like

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A shocking cure: Plug in for the ultimate recharge

Technology

A shocking cure: Plug in for the ultimate recharge

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Shiver me timbers: The coolest warship ever made

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Shiver me timbers: The coolest warship ever made

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Soft, strong and long: The story of toilet paper

Life

Soft, strong and long: The story of toilet paper

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How an ancient Egyptian code unmasked a cannibal star

Life

How an ancient Egyptian code unmasked a cannibal star

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The true story of alchemy

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Ada Lovelace: My brain is more than merely mortal

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Ada Lovelace: My brain is more than merely mortal

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Marie Curie, the family woman

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Climate change: The great civilisation destroyer?

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Climate change: The great civilisation destroyer?

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Newton saved the UK economy £10 million

Newton saved the UK economy £10 million

Isaac Newton may be famed for his theory of gravity, but his later career at the UK's Royal Mint was impressive too

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The ancient American bones at centre of two lawsuits

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Life

Maya astronomical tables found daubed on wall

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Scott, Amundsen… and Nobu Shirase

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Second world war bombers changed the weather

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