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Food and drink

Health

Takeaway food packaging may be source of synthetic chemicals in blood

The food packaging used in some takeaway and fast food meals, as well as microwave popcorn, appear to be a source of potentially harmful chemicals leaching into people’s bodies

News

Earth

Volcanoes and Wine: Why a match made in hell tastes like heaven

Culture
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Environment

Plastic tea bags shed billions of microplastic particles into the cup

News

Life

City crows may have high cholesterol because they eat fast food

News
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Life

Don’t miss: Curative comedy, cultural copies and an unlikely fish diet

Culture
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Technology

How to make a BBQ thermometer with a BBC micro:bit

Regulars

Technology

Why genetically modified ‘golden rice’ failed to conquer the world

Regulars

Environment

Should we eat local to cut food miles, or does it make no difference?

News

Technology

Awkward truths about Boris Johnson’s praise for UK science and tech

Regulars
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Mind

Don’t Miss: future food, altered mental states and healing minds

This week, visit an underground urban farm, read about our amazing brains and listen to the latest ideas on the future of psychiatry

Culture

Health

Cooking skills aren’t enough to make you eat a healthy diet

News

Health

Why everything you know about nutrition is wrong

Features

Health

Is organic food better for you? Here’s the truth about the benefits

News

Environment

Impossible Foods boss says we should tax meat to boost veg-based diets

News