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Pig whipworms on monitor

Health

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

Thousands have been infecting themselves with parasites to treat conditions like depression and multiple sclerosis, but we don鈥檛 yet know if it works

Temnothorax rugatulus ants

Environment

Lazy ants lay eggs for their industrious sisters to eat

Environment

It took 2000 years to make seed for America’s famous ‘corn belt’

Watering space cucumbers

Environment

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

A young girl drinking water from a tap

Environment

How to strip 99 per cent of harmful BPA from water in 30 minutes

Health

Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

Man holding cod

Environment

Now North Sea cod is sustainable, is it really ok to eat?

Heston Blumenthal creation of lollies

Technology

AI suggests recipe for a dish just by studying a photo of it

A bowl of fried chicken

Environment

Backstreet fried chicken shops must stop using killer trans fat

rootworm

Life

Modified maize that kills with RNA is given go-ahead in the US

Monsanto's SmartStax Pro, which kills a specific insect pest using RNA interference, has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency

Health

Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person

Technology

Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur

Health

Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space

Health

Artisan sourdough? You may as well eat mass-produced white bread