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Humans

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

Scotch aficionados know that adding a little water to their dram can bring out the flavours – now we have glimpsed more of the chemistry behind it

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Hand crushing a raw egg

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

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

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

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Watering space cucumbers

Life

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

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A young girl drinking water from a tap

Technology

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

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

Health

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

With echoes of the gluten-free craze, lectins are being wrongly vilified with a glut of questionable health claims, says Anthony Warner

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Life

Now North Sea cod is sustainable, is it really ok to eat?

Analysis

Technology

AI suggests recipe for a dish just by studying a photo of it

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Health

Backstreet fried chicken shops must stop using killer trans fat

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Life

Modified maize that kills with RNA is given go-ahead in the US

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