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F3875E Slicing into the breast of a freshly roasted chicken in pan with juices

Health

How to make sure your chicken is properly cooked

Chicken changes colour when it is safely cooked, right? Not always – and clear juices can’t be relied on either, says Sam Wong

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

Culture

Technology

Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials

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Plastic scrap in landfill

Technology

Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene

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Life

We finally know what makes orange carrots orange

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A 3D-printed sphere dancing in carbonated water

Physics

Raisins and nuts dance in fizzy drinks and now we know why

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Physics

Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs

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ORDOS, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - Citizens use photovoltaic energy from the roof of a shed to charge an electric vehicle at a public parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, July 7, 2023. Ordos City vigorously promotes the construction of photovoltaic power generation projects on the roofs of administrative institutions, government agencies, schools and public parking sheds. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

Features

Back to the Future

Comment

The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

Culture

Syndrome in The Incredibles

Comment

Five of sci-fi's best corporate villains, according to author John Scalzi

John Scalzi's new novel Starter Villain sees his hero inherit a villainous empire. Here, the science fiction author picks his favourite sci-fi baddies with a corporate leaning

Culture

Technology

Plant protein capsules could make it easier to add vitamin D to drinks

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Society

Can the UK’s new ARIA science agency deliver ‘moonshot’ technologies?

Analysis

Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

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Health

The ultimate guide to hydration and what you really should be drinking

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