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Technology

Those GDPR emails should stop soon, but our data nightmare won’t

Food in shopping basket

Health

We can鈥檛 trick people into accepting genetically modified foods

Peter Diamonds and Bob Hariri

Health

Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life

foods

Health

There鈥檚 a new kind of superfood 鈥� and it鈥檚 not what you think

Humans

Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

Earth

The curious fate of the eighth wonder of the world

pink pineapple

Health

Pink pineapples and healthy fries: The new GM foods made for you

Table of contents

Leaders

Email on phone

Technology

Europe’s new data laws are a way to push back on Silicon Valley

The General Data Protection Regulation might not prove highly effective, but at least it tries to rein in the tech giants and put privacy above profit

Health

We can鈥檛 trick people into accepting genetically modified foods

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Eye

Health

Minimally conscious people woken with brain zap by their family

Some people, who have been minimally conscious for years, could respond to questions from their loved ones for the first time after treatment with electricity

Physics

鈥業mpossible鈥� EM drive doesn鈥檛 seem to work after all

Earth

The volcanic eruption on Hawaii is now making an acidic fog

Space

Stunning first image sent back by NASA鈥檚 planet-hunter satellite

Health

The US isn’t fertile enough to sustain itself without immigrants

Earth

Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

Space

Weird backwards asteroid may be an interstellar interloper

Humans

How your name shapes what other people think of your personality

Environment

Grape skins and stems can be turned into a greener plastic

Health

Blood from umbilical cord may help fix your brain after a stroke

Technology

New algorithm can help spot faked photos before they go viral

Environment

Ape 鈥榤idwives鈥� spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Physics

We’ve measured the pressure inside a proton and it’s extreme

Earth

Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

Life

A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life’s origin

Health

Changes in your sperm reveal if you鈥檝e had a difficult life

Space

Falling mini-moons may have created Earth鈥檚 first continents

Earth

A third of 鈥榩rotected鈥� nature zones are quietly being ruined

Earth

Harsh: Europe’s cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

Health

Laser can detect your heartbeat and breathing from a metre away

Humans

The woman who laughs uncontrollably when others get tickled

Technology

The way toddlers waddle can teach robot footballers how to play

Humans

Aha! What happens in your brain when you have a lightbulb moment

Earth

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don’t know why

Space

Some of the universe’s first stars have actually been seen

Earth

Captain Cook: The farmer鈥檚 son who re-drew the map of the world

Analysis

Lady using phone in busy street

Technology

Those GDPR emails should stop soon, but our data nightmare won’t

Your inbox is full of pleading emails because the EU鈥檚 new data rules come into force this week 鈥� but they might not actually do anything to improve your life

Earth

Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

Health

Push to rid poorer nations of harmful trans fat is long overdue

Aperture

Earth

Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

In this stunning photo snapped from the International Space Station, green LED fishing lures light up the night in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea

Features

foods

Health

There鈥檚 a new kind of superfood 鈥� and it鈥檚 not what you think

GM foods like good-gluten bread are going on sale, with a range of health benefits to tempt consumers. Will doubters be won over at last?

Health

Pink pineapples and healthy fries: The new GM foods made for you

Humans

Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

Earth

The curious fate of the eighth wonder of the world

Health

Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life

Culture

Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

Humans

Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

We still see Neanderthals as dim, ape-people despite mounting evidence of their intelligence. Can a CGI makeover with Andy Serkis help transform their image?

Earth

Burning Planet: Fire’s intriguing role throughout Earth history

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Inside the scientific data revolution

The global research landscape has always been hard to analyse and understand, even for those closest to it

Technology

Predictive texts: a bot that dreams up children’s stories

Regulars

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Feedback: Mean words wilt plants, IKEA tells schoolchildren

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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