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chips

Humans

How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness

Should you boil first? What about double frying? Follow Sam Wong's scientific strategy and you can cook perfect fries for yourself

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Solar panels and sheep

Environment

Can we really save the planet by making food 'from air' without farms?

Analysis

halloumi cheese

Humans

How to make halloumi and ricotta cheese using ancient biotechnology

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ladies eating at a restaurant

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Eating more slowly and dining with others can boost your health

Features

vegan activists in Toronto

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Our Veganuary study is just the latest self-experiment

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The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

Humans

The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

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Golden rice

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GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines

News

Roasted sweet potatoes in a pan

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Going vegan for January? Find out how much difference it really makes

Features

The Colorado potato beetle is a major agricultural pest

Environment

Potatoes engineered to harm a major pest but leave other insects safe

News

Gin & Tonic

Humans

The sparkling history of tonic, from medical miracle to G&T essential

The story of how gin and tonic came together fizzes with adventure, discovery, imperial ambition, biopiracy and a generous splash of fake news

Features

Humans

From Star Wars to Hitchhiker's – how to make the best drinks in sci-fi

Features

Video

What’s it like to be a rabbit?

Video

Video

The truth about diets: sorting nutrition facts from pseudoscience

Video

Life

African swine fever helps drive world food prices to two-year high

News

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