Environment
Are farmed oysters, mussels and clams the ultimate green foods?
You can feast guilt-free on farmed oysters and mussels as their production can have environmental benefits – but those probably don't include capturing carbon
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Fewer than half the calories grown on farms now reach our plates
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Health
Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?
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Life
How cocoa beans’ microbiomes are key to the finest chocolate flavours
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Life
Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics
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Health
Energy drinks could cause less dental damage with a simple addition
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Humans
Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce
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Health
Are microplastics in ultra-processed food harming your mental health?
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Chemistry
Chemists discover ‘anti-spice’ that could make chilli peppers less hot
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Environment
Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate
We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may even lead to tastier treats with more nutritional value
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Physics
How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science
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Health
Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar
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Life
Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables
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Chemistry
Foie gras made without force-feeding thanks to molecular mimicry
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