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Little cute girl on kitchen is taking chocolate cookie from table.

Chemistry

The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

Whether you like yours fudgy or crisp, nothing beats a chocolate chip cookie. Sam Wong explains how to get your preferred texture

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BOYOLALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 11: A motorcyclist wearing a mask rides past in an area covered by ash after Mount Merapi erupted spewing volcanic materials at Stabelan village on March 11, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

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The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher (BEAR), a robotic laboratory

Technology

Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

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illustration of the Bacteriophage Virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. 3D illustration - Image ID: 2A326TF (RF)

Technology

Virus ‘nanobots’ can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

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Painting showing Gregor Mendel, Austrian scientist who experimented with garden peas to establish the principle of heredity.

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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2A33GCB free diver swimming with female sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, photo taken under permit n?RP 17/01/02

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Whalefall review: Stunning novel about being swallowed by a whale

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

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Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Technology

Gene-edited yeasts transform bread and give rice wine a banana taste

We can change the flavour and texture of foods like bread and rice wine by tweaking the genomes of the yeasts that are used to make them

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Bridge review: An essential entrant into the multiverse genre

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From One Cell review: Embryology and the future of medicine

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Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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