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Fingers grasp olives on the branch

Humans

Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast

Early humans seem to have eaten a wide variety of vegetables and nuts, alongside delicacies such as elephant brain and fish

Buckland with big fish

Environment

Earwigs and rotten panther: The diet of a Victorian eccentric

fishing boat

Environment

The plan to ban fishing in more than half the world’s oceans

organic produce

Earth

Stop buying organic food if you really want to save the planet

A woman drinking a fizzy drink

Health

Why diet drinks with aspartame may actually help make you fatter

nuclear train ad

Environment

Old Scientist: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

Space

China’s space station now has insects, weeds and rice on board

Seabird

Environment

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

Mum and newborn

Health

Strict breastfeeding rules don’t work and can hurt young babies

Earth

Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%

Biologists are applying to carry out UK field trials of a genetically modified wheat that has performed stunningly well in greenhouse trials

Technology

Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality

Environment

Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive

Humans

Every human culture includes cooking – this is how it began

Humans

First Australians ate megafauna and used nets for hunting