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food and drink

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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Earth

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

Analysis

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Life

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

Insight

Buckland with big fish

Life

Earwigs and rotten panther: The diet of a Victorian eccentric

Culture

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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Seabird

Life

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

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Mum and newborn

Health

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

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Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%

Earth

Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%

Biologists are applying to carry out UK field trials of a genetically modified wheat that has performed stunningly well in greenhouse trials

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Technology

Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality

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Life

Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive

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Humans

First Australians ate megafauna and used nets for hunting

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Humans

Every human culture includes cooking – this is how it began

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