Bubble physics explains beer’s own anti-spill mechanism
Time in the pub led to the realisation that beer spills less easily than coffee, and time in the lab helped explain why
News
Earth
Humans needed barley to conquer Tibet’s giddy heights
News
Earth
I’m cracking the future of food – no chickens required
Opinion
Health
How bird flu threatens Europe’s Christmas turkeys
News
Health
14 myths and maybes about burning fat
Features
Health
Are some people doomed to be fat?
Features
Technology
Food bland? Electric spoon zaps taste into every bite
News
Health
Guzzling milk might boost your risk of breaking bones
News
Health
Can chocolate boost memory? Only in insane amounts
News
Shelf appeal: Making packaged food more alluring
Coffee-scented packets, edible wrappers and biodegradable containers: it's up to inventive scientists to develop food packaging that is smart, clean and appealing to the senses
Careers
Health
Diet fast or diet slow, the same weight piles back on
News
Environment
Modified aubergines could transform farming in India
News
Health
Too early to worry about health effects of sweeteners
Opinion
Health
Artificial sweeteners linked to glucose intolerance
News