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food science

Fingers grasp olives on the branch

Humans

Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast

Early humans seem to have eaten a wide variety of vegetables and nuts, alongside delicacies such as elephant brain and fish

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Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

Culture

Buckland with big fish

Life

Earwigs and rotten panther: The diet of a Victorian eccentric

Culture

organic produce

Earth

Stop buying organic food if you really want to save the planet

Analysis

fishing boat

Life

The plan to ban fishing in more than half the world's oceans

Insight

A woman drinking a fizzy drink

Life

Why diet drinks with aspartame may actually help make you fatter

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Health

Old ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

Regulars

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Space

China's space station now has insects, weeds and rice on board

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universe

Physics

The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think

Features

Visualisation of electron leaving atom

Physics

Smallest sliver of time yet measured sees electrons fleeing atom

Ultrafast lasers have measured how long electrons take to be booted from a helium atom with zeptosecond precision – trillionths of a billionth of a second

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Life

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

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Health

Strict breastfeeding rules don't work and can hurt young babies

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Earth

Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%

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Technology

Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality

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