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Millions of hairy tarantula skins could be used to mop up oil spills

The dense, bristly hairs on the skins shed by tarantulas when they moult are naturally efficient sponges and could be used to soak up ocean oil spills

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miso soup

Humans

Umami: How to maximise the savoury taste that makes food so satisfying

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Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth

Humans

Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth

Culture

Color Out of Space: Another Nicolas Cage film that's so bad it's good

Humans

Color Out of Space: Another Nicolas Cage film that's so bad it's good

Culture

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

Technology

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

Culture

chocolate

Humans

How tempering chocolate hacks its crystalline structure

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Hugh Laurie

Humans

Avenue 5: Hugh Laurie discovers how space tourism can go badly wrong

Culture

gravlax salmon

Humans

Use the science of curing to turn salmon into gravlax at home

Regulars

Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year

Humans

Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year

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The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

Health

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

Claims that our food is becoming less nutritious are often bandied about, but the truth is far more complicated, says James Wong

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Technology

Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched

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Humans

How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness

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Earth

Living 'concrete' made from bacteria used to create replicating bricks

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Space

China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

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