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Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

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Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

I'm often asked questions about which plants, flowers, fruit or vegetables are toxic, but giving concrete answers is more complicated than you might imagine, writes James Wong

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Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

Technology

Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

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States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Physics

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

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Chainmail arch supporting weight

Technology

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

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Asking processed food firms to cut calories voluntarily hasn't worked

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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

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From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

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The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

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Caffeine

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Caffeine

Romanesco cauliflower

Life

Weird fractal Romanesco cauliflowers start life as failed flowers

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flexible ice

Physics

New kind of ice is so bendy it can curl and uncurl without breaking

A single ice crystal formed into a thin strand can bend almost into a circle and then snap back into its original shape, making it the most elastic form of water ice ever made

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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Physics

Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

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Drinking coffee or decaf may help avoid chronic liver disease

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