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Health

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years

Macaques on permanent diets live significantly longer – the equivalent of nine years in people. But is the detailed meal planning and loss of libido worth it?

News

Mouse

Life

Mice turn into killers when brain circuit is triggered by laser

News

meat

Life

Make your own meat with open-source cells – no animals necessary

Insight

Antibacterials are added to some soaps, detergents, skincare products and household cleaner

Health

What are antibacterial agents and should we avoid using them?

Features

Plane sprays crops

Life

Gene-silencing spray lets us modify plants without changing DNA

News

Ants use tools to collect honey

Life

Ants craft tiny sponges to dip into honey and carry it home

News

Shopping bill

Health

It’s time to bust the myth that a healthy diet has to be costly

Comment

Let’s hope UK’s soft drink tax cuts obesity and diabetes rates

Health

Let’s hope UK’s soft drink tax cuts obesity and diabetes rates

Comment

fig artwork

Life

Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

Features

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Technology

Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

�鶹��ýs of Decembers past reveal an ongoing fascination with beer, with technology providing a meagre justification

Regulars

Humans

Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast

News

Life

Earwigs and rotten panther: The diet of a Victorian eccentric

Culture

Earth

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

Analysis

Life

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

Insight