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Decaffeinated coffee shares many of the same antioxidants as the alternatives (Credit: OScar Wong/Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Are decaffeinated drinks healthier?

By Jessica Bradley

Roasting vegetables in the oven can cause up to 80% of their climate impact (Credit: Alamy)
Sustainability on a Shoestring
Is veganism always best for the planet?
By Martha Henriques and Zaria Gorvett
Oyster sauce is a classic ingredient in many Chinese dishes, imparting a rich, savoury flavour (Credit: Lingqi Xie/Getty Images)
Taste of Tomorrow
What gives a famous sauce its kick
By Veronique Greenwood
Credit: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
Taste of Tomorrow
Why seed banks aren't just for doomsday
By Veronique Greenwood
Samples of dairy-free cheese (Credit: Getty Images)
Get the Facts
How vegan cheese is made without milk
By Jessica Brown
Using a fan hood is recommended, as gas stoves can produce harmful fumes (Credit: Brizmaker/Getty Images)
Taste of Tomorrow
The hidden menace in your kitchen
By Veronique Greenwood
(Credit: Getty Images)
Food
The meats that are hard to make vegan
By William Park
Pile of sugared doughnuts (Credit: Lauri Patterson)
Taste of Tomorrow
The invention of the doughnut
By Veronique Greenwood
Scientists are attempting to create new varieties of tomatoes using gene editing that are hardier and tastier  (Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images)
Food
The next generation of tomatoes
By Marta Zaraska
Honey has many hidden benefits for bees (Credit: Getty Images)
Insect
The 'remarkable' power of honey
By Berly McCoy
Nuggets made from lab-grown chicken can be sold in Singapore after it became the first country to allow the sale of cultured meat (Credit: Nicholas Yeo/AFP/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
The lab-grown food revolution
By Jessica Brown
A large proportion of the developing world lack access to clean cooking methods (Credit: Getty Images)
Towards Net Zero
Why wood stoves have had their day
By Justice Nwafor
Food is not the only reason to grow crops – conventional farming methods can be replaced or augmented with carbon farming (Credit: Getty Images)
Carbon Cost
A better use for half Earth's land?
By Alasdair Lane
A flat white coffee (Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sustainability on a Shoestring
Can you grow coffee at home?
By William Park
Meat is likely to become a luxury food in the next few decades as more people adopt a plant-based diet to reduce their carbon footprint.
Hidden Value
Could these be the next luxury foods?
By Isabelle Gerretsen
The flavour-packed broth and chewy noodles of restaurant-made ramen is hard to replicate with instant noodles (Credit: Kyoko Uchida/Alamy)
Taste of Tomorrow
The clever science behind frozen ramen
By Veronique Greenwood

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