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A crepe being made

Physics

How to make the perfect crêpe according to fluid dynamics

It’s hard to make crêpe batter spread evenly before it cooks, but an analysis of the physics involved says a tilt and swirl of the pan gives the perfect pancake

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crop spraying

Environment

Superweeds are on the brink of becoming resistant to all weedkillers

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Twins eat an ice cream

Health

How your body processes food is only partially down to your genes

News

A spoon of sugar

Health

Why the truth about our sugar intake isn't as bad as we are told

Comment

A worker checks the jars used to contain rice wine at Shaoxing Nuerhong Winery Company in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province. The company maintains its traditional rice wine brewing method, which is composed of nearly 20 processing steps.

Humans

Early farmers liked alcohol so much they invented two ways to brew it

News

Allergies are more common in young children

Health

Gut microbes may determine whether infants develop food allergies

News

Fishmeal

Technology

Turning CO2 into animal feed could make it greener for us to eat meat

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Azeem Azhar

Technology

Don't miss: untamed tech, a changing China and food for thought

Culture

Life

Working hypothesis: From space deliveries to dirty money

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vines planted in volcanic hollows

Environment

Vineyards sit in moon-like craters on a volcano in Lanzarote

Farmers dig circular pits in volcanic craters on Lanzarote, where they grow millions of white Malvasía Volcánica grapes every year

Regulars

Health

Protein mania: The problem with the West’s latest diet obsession

Features

Life

Strange rise of mukbang parents who feed their kids fast food for cash

Features

Environment

Meat in a dish could be bad for the planet

News

Technology

Don't miss: Corporate sabotage, Alien restored and our bionic future

Culture