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festive science

Spider hairs

Life

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

Regulars

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

chocolate

Humans

How tempering chocolate hacks its crystalline structure

Regulars

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

gravlax salmon

Humans

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

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Hugh Laurie

Humans

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

Culture

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

Health

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

Comment

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

To celebrate Chinese New Year, why not make your own tofu and turn it into a multisensory experience with a recipe that activates heat and touch receptors along with taste

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Humans

How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness

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Space

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

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Humans

William Gibson's Agency drops time-travel paradoxes for big questions

Culture

Humans

How to make halloumi and ricotta cheese using ancient biotechnology

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