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Are microplastics in ultra-processed food harming your mental health?

Many people are worried about the health effects of ultra-processed foods and microplastics, but could these two issues actually be linked?

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Physics

Physicists reveal the secret to chopping onions without crying

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Chemistry

Chemists discover 'anti-spice' that could make chilli peppers less hot

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T8GENK Fresh new potatoes on wooden background. Solanum tuberosum

Life

England has just given the thumbs up to gene-edited plants. Hooray!

Comment

A machine that delivers nutrient-rich liquid inside artificial chicken fibres

Environment

Lab-grown chicken could be made chewier using artificial capillaries

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California-Cultured-Cell-Chocolate. Shaker process

Environment

Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate

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Physics

How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science

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Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar

Health

Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar

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Life

Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables

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Chemistry

Foie gras made without force-feeding thanks to molecular mimicry

Scientists have replicated the luxurious mouthfeel of foie gras using the liver and fat of ducks reared and slaughtered normally, avoiding the controversial techniques involved in traditional production

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Health

Adding extra protein to ultra-processed foods helps reduce overeating

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Technology

Electrodes made from bread could replace metal conductors

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Mind

Why we may crave dessert even when we are full from dinner

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Physics

The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook

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