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Is there an explanation for existence?

In Why Does the World Exist? Jim Holt spans physics, philosophy and literature to examine the mystery of why there is something rather than nothing

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Advice for Earthlings

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The science of sleight-of-hand magic tricks

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On the origin of evolution

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Identical twins show the malleability of our genes

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Animal disease, human cure

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In the shadow of radiation and decay

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Arresting creations of biodiversity

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Hormone hangovers spell financial doom

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Accessing our digital legacy

Will today's digital books be readable in 2052? In Interop, John Palfrey and Urs Gasser argue for systems that keep old technology accessible forever

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Evolving on many levels

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A palaeontologist's Alaskan adventure

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Puff pieces: Sculptures made of thin air

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Crows are far from bird-brained

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