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Food

Meet the Foragers Getting High on Mugwort

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By Gareth May
Food

Britain Spends £166 Million a Year Spraying This Delicious ‘Weed’ with Herbicide

05.23.16

By Charles Parkinson
Food

Scientists Have Created a Plant That Grows ‘Egg and Chips’

01.08.16

By Phoebe Hurst
Food

Scotland Is Running Out of the Gin-Producing Juniper Plant

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Daily Horoscope: March 24, 2026

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Life

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Scientists say microscopic carbon films on volcanic ash may help trigger the giant lightning bolts seen in eruption clouds.

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Music

5 of the Coolest Rock Bands with Under 1,000 Spotify Listeners You Should Definitely Know About

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Music

Original Pantera Vocalist Challenges Fans to Go Back and Listen to the Band’s ‘Amazing’ Work on Their ‘80s Glam Metal Albums

You just can’t call yourself a real metal fan if you haven’t heard at least one or two Glam-tera songs

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