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Prisoners eating

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

14 June 2018

US researchers say studies in prisons could firm up evidence on salt intake and health. The doubters will still doubt, say Mike Lean and Alastair Campbell
Macaque with stolen goods

Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker

25 May 2017

Long-tailed macaques living near an Indonesian temple have learned how to steal human possessions, including cash, and then trade them for food

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