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A person considers purchasing meat

Health

A meat tax may save thousands of lives and millions of dollars

A study suggests that a special tax could reduce meat consumption and prevent 220,000 deaths a year worldwide

A Neanderthal child's skull and an illustration

Humans

Neanderthals may have breastfed their young for more than two years

film animation

Life

Don’t miss – time travel anime, overpopulation and skewed food science

Comment

Banning straws isn’t enough. We must get serious about climate change

carrot on a plate

Health

Fasting power: Can going without food really make you healthier?

Food handling

Health

Colour-changing spray tells you when food is past its best

tomatoes being harvested

Environment

Domesticating tomatoes took millennia – we can now redo it in 3 years

toilet

Health

Zapping your guts with electricity can help relieve constipation

milk cartons

Health

Milk alternatives: Which are good for both you and the planet?

A plate of grilled vegetables

Health

Eating a low-carb diet may shorten your life – unless you go vegan too

People following low-carb diets have been found to have a higher risk of mortality, except when people shun animal fats and protein too

Life

Banana-y bread and onion beer: How yeast can trick our tastebuds

Health

Why allergies aren’t nuts at all

Health

Time travel to Augusts past: cold cod, thawing mammoths, frozen nerves

Technology

AI camera to help spot the best grapes for making pesticide-free wine