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vegan sausages

Technology

Stress-testing sausages may give vegan products a meat-like mouthfeel

Plant-based alternatives to sausages can sometimes lack the textures of meat products, and testing the mechanical properties of the foods explains why

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2HKYX4G Woman choosing sunflower oil in the supermarket. Close up of hand holding bottle of oil at store.

Environment

Why is there a sunflower oil shortage and what can I use instead?

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The FRAMe Project functional model in comparison to the Fragment A visual and the AMRP X-Ray images. The central large gear-b1 with the four arms is visible. The Fragments of the Mechanism are exhibited in National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece.

Space

Ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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DJWYNK Molecular Cuisine mango jelly on white background

Humans

How to perform the culinary technique of spherification at home

Regulars

The underwater sea farm that's like a space station

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The underwater sea farm that's like a space station

Video

Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

Humans

Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

Comment

Purple 'superfood' tomato could finally go on sale in the US

Health

Purple 'superfood' tomato could finally go on sale in the US

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Deep-fried ice cream with caramel sauce

Humans

How to create a delicious deep-fried ice cream dessert

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Homemade Cucumber Pickles in Jars

Humans

How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers

Pickling is a delicious way to beat the microbes that would otherwise spoil your food, says Sam Wong

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Technology

Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones

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Humans

How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

Features

Technology

2021 in review: CRISPR-edited food goes on sale to public

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Technology

Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

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