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food science

GM protest

Life

It's ok that the public rejected GM food – after all, we did ask

Many people see the public's rejection of genetically-modified food as a failure, but I would argue it was successful public engagement, says Lesley Paterson

Insight

farmland

Life

The second great battle for the future of our food is underway

Insight

Pee cola

Humans

Old Scientist: When product naming goes spectacularly wrong

Regulars

globe

Space

Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?

Analysis

cat

Physics

How to think about... Schrödinger's cat

Features

time

Physics

How to think about... Time

Features

entropy

Physics

How to think about... Entropy

Features

Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost

Humans

Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost

News

Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?

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Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?

News

Artist's impression of a NASA habitat

Space

Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

Mars colonists could build their habitats and clothes from “living” self-healing materials and make them air-tight with rubber grown by E. coli

News

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Why the Sicilian Mafia owes its existence to scurvy

Features

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Mediterranean diet is still good for you but only if you’re rich

Analysis

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Your brain absolutely cannot resist doughnuts - here's why

News

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Is research in jails the way to end wars over dietary guidance?

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