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Intoxicating and astonishing: Why 'The Selfish Gene' almost never was

Life

Intoxicating and astonishing: Why 'The Selfish Gene' almost never was

Fifty years ago, a draft of Richard Dawkins’s first book landed on book editor Michael Rodgers’s desk – and life was never the same

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Captivating space images show how it has inspired us through the ages

Space

Captivating space images show how it has inspired us through the ages

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A member of the media looks at Barnett Newman

Chemistry

The world’s most elusive colour is worth billions – if we can find it

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How Homo naledi is changing what we know about death

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How Homo naledi is changing what we know about death

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Ryoji Ikeda, data-cosm [n?1], 180 Studios, 2025. Photo by Alice Lubbock.

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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends pioneering artist Ryoji Ikeda's new work

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Health

Why singing, dancing and engaging with art is good for your health

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Humans

Oldest known rock art is a 68,000-year-old hand stencil with claws

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Young Latin woman artist painting sidewalk mural . She is dressed in casual work clothes. Exterior of public sidewalk in downtown of large North American City. Drone point of view.

Health

How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative

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Artist: Dean Patman 229 - Red Underwing Moth Medium: Found object sculpture Size: 47x67x14cm

Life

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends the Society of Wildlife Artists' annual expo

Culture

Installation view of the gallery ?Michael Smith's Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter Snack Bar? in the exhibition

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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends Michael Smith's take on a fallout shelter

The books, TV, games and more that ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ staff have enjoyed this week

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Life

Fascinating artistic depictions of sea life over millennia

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Life

Dazzling oak leaf prints merge science and nature

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Mathematics

Marcus du Sautoy's new book is good on maths, less so on the arts

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Mathematics

Artist brings data to life in striking screen prints

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