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Can chemistry replicate the flavour of vintage whisky overnight?

Technology

Can chemistry replicate the flavour of vintage whisky overnight?

The finest whiskies are left to mature, sometimes for decades, but several companies claim to be creating similarly delicious drams in the lab in just a few hours. We put one to the test

Features

The surprising truth about why adults make children believe in Santa

Mind

The surprising truth about why adults make children believe in Santa

Features

To recreate delicious meals, don’t treat recipes simply as algorithms

Technology

To recreate delicious meals, don’t treat recipes simply as algorithms

Comment

Difficult Times by Adrian Tchaikovsky: An electro band get a weird gig

Humans

Difficult Times by Adrian Tchaikovsky: An electro band get a weird gig

Culture

The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

Humans

The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

Features

The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

Life

The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

Features

George Clooney as Augustine and Caoilinn Springall as Iris

Environment

The Midnight Sky review: George Clooney in a moving sci-fi drama

Culture

Black scientist using a microscope

Humans

Only 10 senior Black researchers awarded UK science funding last year

News

How to use the dhungar technique to create delicious smoky food

Humans

How to use the dhungar technique to create delicious smoky food

Regulars

Fears about genetically modified foods are cultural not scientific

Humans

Fears about genetically modified foods are cultural not scientific

Many people strongly object to genetically modified plants, but foods like sweet potatoes and grapefruits are a reminder that that these concerns are cultural rather than based on science, says James Wong

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Technology

Superintelligence review: A fun take on the AI apocalypse storyline

Culture

Space

The Space Between Worlds review: Sci-fi with the multiverse done right

Culture

Humans

The weirdest food pairings that work according to science

Regulars

Humans

Truth Seekers review: Ghost-hunting capers from Shaun of the Dead duo

Culture