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gravlax salmon

Humans

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

Salt curing preserves salmon while allowing great flavours to develop. Find out the secrets of this age-old technique of preservation and make gravlax at home

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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

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The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

Health

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

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Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched

Technology

Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched

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chips

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How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness

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Living sand hydrogel

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

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China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

Space

China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

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William Gibson's Agency drops time-travel paradoxes for big questions

Culture

halloumi cheese

Humans

How to make halloumi and ricotta cheese using ancient biotechnology

It's easier than you think to make cheese, and you can even make two types from one batch of milk, says Sam Wong in our series on the science of cooking

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Health

Eating more slowly and dining with others can boost your health

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The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Culture

Humans

The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

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Humans

Read an English translation of new Cixin Liu short story 2018-04-01

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