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Whale breaching

Life

Whales talk to each other by slapping out messages on water

Humpback whales break the surface and splash down to make a long-distance call, while fin-slapping is for local conversations

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figure in road

Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

Culture

Buckland with big fish

Life

Earwigs and rotten panther: The diet of a Victorian eccentric

Culture

Platanista gangetica gangetica river dolphin

Life

Rare river dolphins get trapped in fishing nets as waters drop

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Man in crowd holding figure 14

Humans

Language trends run in mysterious 14-year cycles

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Being popular is good for health - in monkeys, at least

Life

Being popular is good for health - in monkeys, at least

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A woman drinking a fizzy drink

Life

Why diet drinks with aspartame may actually help make you fatter

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Coal-fired power plant

Earth

Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for energy

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harbour porpoises swim underwater

Life

Porpoises plan their dives and can set their heart rate to match

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Projected sprite makes Shakespeare’s <i>The Tempest</i> a messy triumph

Technology

Projected sprite makes Shakespeare’s The Tempest a messy triumph

A new version of the play in Stratford, UK, uses motion capture to project an animated Ariel onto the stage. It looks fabulous – but is not quite perfect

Culture

Life

Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

Culture

Space

Is new talk of interstellar drive too good to be true?

Comment

Technology

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

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Health

Old ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

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