Humans
US consumers spend less on sweets and dessert when shopping online
Consumers in the US spend more money when grocery shopping online, but spend less on sweets and desserts than when they shop in store
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Technology
AI can count a meal’s calories based on images from a wearable camera
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Technology
Flat pasta that morphs into 3D shapes when cooked saves on packaging
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Physics
A single pint of beer contains up to 2 million bubbles
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Environment
‘Lost’ coffee plant can resist climate change and tastes just as good
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Humans
People expect chocolate to taste bitter if it is in black packaging
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Life
How to tenderise meat with mouth-watering marinades
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Health
Food allergies could soon become a thing of the past – here’s why
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Humans
How to make fabulous pizza using slow science
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Environment
Over one-sixth of all food produced ends up being thrown in the bin
Consumer food waste hit 931 million tonnes in 2019, 17 per cent of global production. Although this figure includes non-edible waste such as bones, it suggests huge amounts of food are going uneaten
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Environment
Lab-grown meat now mimics muscle fibres like those found in steak
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Health
What you eat is influenced by the food choices of people you dine with
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Health
Is MSG bad for you or is mass aversion to it just a cultural oddity?
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Humans
Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer
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