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Spoon scooping up sugar

Health

Sugar in your diet: The not-so-mouthwatering truth

Does sugar make you hyper, or cause cancer? From obesity to sweeteners, we sort through the science on all things sweet

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Giant ocean fish farms to solve food security? There's a catch

Life

Giant ocean fish farms to solve food security? There's a catch

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Health

Eat a seasonal diet and your gut microbes may change in sync

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Low-calorie pizza and burgers won’t fix our child obesity crisis

Health

Low-calorie pizza and burgers won’t fix our child obesity crisis

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Humans

Why adding a drop of water can make whisky taste even better

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Health

Netflix vegan hit What the Health serves up lots of bad science

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Genetically engineered salmon goes on sale for the first time

Life

Genetically engineered salmon goes on sale for the first time

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Viking hordes dined on frozen Norwegian cod shipped to Germany

Life

Viking hordes dined on frozen Norwegian cod shipped to Germany

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Pig whipworms on monitor

Life

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

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Temnothorax rugatulus ants

Life

Lazy ants lay eggs for their industrious sisters to eat

In 2015, biologists noticed that some ants laze about while their peers are busy – a fresh look suggests the lazy ants might produce eggs for the others to eat

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Life

It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'

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Life

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

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Technology

How to strip 99 per cent of harmful BPA from water in 30 minutes

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Health

Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

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