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Technology

The real reason VAR infuriates football fans and how to fix it

The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions

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Space

If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?

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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?

Humans

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?
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Health

The complete guide to cooking oils and how they affect your health

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Health

Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice?

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Health

The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health impacts

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Health

Are fermented foods like kimchi really that good for your gut?

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Health

Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods?

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Health

The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking

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Health

Do certain foods suppress inflammation and help you live longer?

Recent research shows that anti-inflammatory diets are not as faddish as they might sound, with the power to reduce the risk of heart attacks and some cancers

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Health

Could when you eat be as important as what you eat?

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How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

Mind

How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

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Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

Environment

Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

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Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions

Health

Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions

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