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There is now a sixth taste – and it explains why we love carbs

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There is now a sixth taste – and it explains why we love carbs

Sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami – and “starchy”? It seems we can sense bread-like flavours associated with complex carbohydrates as a taste in their own right

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Mexican jackrabbit

Life

Bunnies helped a great civilisation in ancient Mexico thrive

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Cherry or rhubarb? Orangutan mixes tasty cocktails in its mind

Life

Cherry or rhubarb? Orangutan mixes tasty cocktails in its mind

News

Gluten-free water: surely that's not a real thing is it?

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Gluten-free water: surely that's not a real thing is it?

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'Superfood' doesn't mean anything, so let's stop using it

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Chia seeds

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Superfoods on trial: How can we know if they work?

Features

Miracle meal or rotten swindle? The truth about superfoods

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Miracle meal or rotten swindle? The truth about superfoods

Features

Close up of a white-footed tamarin

Life

City slicker monkeys are overweight and have high cholesterol

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White storks feeding on landfill site

Life

Storks dine out on giant landfill sites instead of migrating

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Let's ditch the idea that only home-cooked food is good for kids

Kids' ready meals fared well compared with home-cooked in a new study – another reason to stop shaming mums who buy convenience foods, says Anthony Warner

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Obese grandfathers pass on their susceptibility to junk food

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Life

Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

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Life

Monkey stone tools in Brazil pre-date discovery of Americas

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Put the butter knife down and step away from the 'sat fat'

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