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Health

Intermittent fasting linked to a higher risk of heart disease death

Only eating within an 8-hour window is associated with a significantly higher risk of heart disease-related death compared with eating over 12 to 16 hours

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Environment

Should everyone start eating snakes to save the planet?

Analysis

Life

Salmon farms are increasingly being hit by mass die-offs

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Chemistry

The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

Regulars

Life

Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hybrids

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Space

Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for fermented foods

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Life

We now know what makes oranges taste of oranges

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Life

First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRISPR pigs

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

Health

Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Chemistry

Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

Assembling starch granules into 3D shapes could achieve the same thickening effect in foods with up to 50 per cent fewer granules, reducing the calories and carbohydrates without sacrificing texture

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Environment

Genetically modified banana approved by regulators for first time

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Life

Rice containing beef cells could make a sustainable meal

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Life

Lager could get array of novel flavours thanks to new strains of yeast

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Chemistry

The chemist who told us to put salt in our tea explains why she did it

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