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Tremors in the Blood review: The intriguing origins of the polygraph

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Tremors in the Blood review: The intriguing origins of the polygraph

Amit Katwala's thorough history of the lie detector test looks at its inventors and some of its earliest cases, placing it, warts and all, in its historical and scientific context

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The Parrot in the Mirror review: Why humans evolved to be like birds

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Don't miss: A rare chance to see a coveted natural history book

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How the World Really Works review: The tech that underpins society

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How the World Really Works review: The tech that underpins society

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Origin review: A genetic history of the Americas

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Illustration of animals that existed during the Ediacaran period (around 635 to 542 million years ago). This period at the end of the Proterozoic era was characterised by the emergence of the first multicellular animals. These were bottom-dwelling marine animals and included Swartpuntia (green, lower left), Cloudina (with stacked rings and tentacles, right), the frond-like Charnia (centre, red and blue), and Charniodiscus (background, blue-green).

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Otherlands review: A fascinating journey through Earth's history

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Hawaiian Soul review: An inspiring tale of environmental activism

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Hawaiian Soul review: An inspiring tale of environmental activism

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The best books of 2021 - ��è��Ƶ’s Christmas gift guide

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The best books of 2021 - ��è��Ƶ’s Christmas gift guide

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Anti-Monsanto/GMO Protest, New York, 25 May 2013 - Hundreds of thousands across the US joined the worldwide rally against biotech giant Monsanto and genetically engineered crops. It comes shortly after the Senate turned down a bill that would allow states to require the labeling of GM foods. Photo: Tony Savino (Photo by Tony Savino/Corbis via Getty Images)

Life As We Made It review: Should we go all in on gene-editing tech?

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The gruesome science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Sharon Ruston's new book, The Science of Life and Death in Frankenstein, explains how Mary Shelley drew on science as much as imagination to create her masterpiece

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Kim Stanley Robinson on how to have a good Anthropocene

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Index, a history of the: Exploring the rivalries in how we search

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Fuzz review: Witty and amusing science writing at its best

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Wonderworks review: How stories affect our brains

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