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A person considers purchasing meat

Health

A meat tax may save thousands of lives and millions of dollars

A study suggests that a special tax could reduce meat consumption and prevent 220,000 deaths a year worldwide

News

A Neanderthal child's skull and an illustration

Humans

Neanderthals may have breastfed their young for more than two years

News

film animation

Life

Don't miss – time travel anime, overpopulation and skewed food science

Culture

Banning straws isn't enough. We must get serious about climate change

Environment

Banning straws isn't enough. We must get serious about climate change

Comment

carrot on a plate

Health

Fasting power: Can going without food really make you healthier?

Features

Food handling

Health

Colour-changing spray tells you when food is past its best

News

tomatoes being harvested

Environment

Domesticating tomatoes took millennia - we can now redo it in 3 years

News

toilet

Health

Zapping your guts with electricity can help relieve constipation

News

milk cartons

Health

Milk alternatives: Which are good for both you and the planet?

Insight

A plate of grilled vegetables

Health

Eating a low-carb diet may shorten your life – unless you go vegan too

People following low-carb diets have been found to have a higher risk of mortality, except when people shun animal fats and protein too

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Life

Banana-y bread and onion beer: How yeast can trick our tastebuds

Features

Health

Why allergies aren’t nuts at all

Leader

Life

Time travel to Augusts past: cold cod, thawing mammoths, frozen nerves

Regulars

Technology

AI camera to help spot the best grapes for making pesticide-free wine

News