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For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race

Space

For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race

When the Soviet Union lands on the moon first people in the US are shocked. But For All Mankind provides an even bigger surprise when one cosmonaut's identity is revealed, says Emily Wilson

Culture

Spider hairs

Life

Millions of hairy tarantula skins could be used to mop up oil spills

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miso soup

Humans

Umami: How to maximise the savoury taste that makes food so satisfying

Regulars

Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth

Humans

Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth

Culture

Color Out of Space: Another Nicolas Cage film that's so bad it's good

Humans

Color Out of Space: Another Nicolas Cage film that's so bad it's good

Culture

chocolate

Humans

How tempering chocolate hacks its crystalline structure

Regulars

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

Technology

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

Culture

gravlax salmon

Humans

Use the science of curing to turn salmon into gravlax at home

Regulars

Hugh Laurie

Humans

Avenue 5: Hugh Laurie discovers how space tourism can go badly wrong

Culture

Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year

Humans

Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year

To celebrate Chinese New Year, why not make your own tofu and turn it into a multisensory experience with a recipe that activates heat and touch receptors along with taste

Regulars

Health

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

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Technology

Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched

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Humans

How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness

Regulars

Earth

Living 'concrete' made from bacteria used to create replicating bricks

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