Life
Uber-tidy bees defend their hives from disease
The cleaning behaviour of bees can protect hives from the harmful varroa mite and diseases it spreads – and selective breeding could spread these good habits
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Health
Forget the fads: The easy way to control your eating
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Technology
Cooking Watson-style: Supercomputer turns to recipes
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Health
Fed up with fad diets? Just tweak your habits instead
Opinion
White wine may not really exist
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Earth
Europe set to allow individual nations to ban GM crops
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Life
The real Oompa-Loompas: Microbes that make chocolate
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Humans
Man vs sherry trifle: Can I eat myself drunk?
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Alcohol archaeology: I recreate beverages with heritage
Opinion
Life
Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space
We can now grow plants in microgravity – and crops grown in asteroid soil could sustain vast human populations off-planet
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Only 2 per cent of unsold food gets given to poor
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Health
Cereal killer: Are you eating too much iron?
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Physics
Bubble physics explains beer’s own anti-spill mechanism
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Environment
Toxic shockers: Key chemicals to look out for
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