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Earth science

Asteroid City review: Is Wes Anderson film all style over substance?

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Asteroid City review: Is Wes Anderson film all style over substance?

A junior astronomy competition is spectacularly derailed by world-changing events in this star-studded film by Wes Anderson, but what is really going on? It’s complicated

Culture

City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

Environment

City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

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The material glows green under force

Chemistry

3D-printed material glows green under pressure or friction

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Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman

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Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman

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Let science guide horse welfare, not misguided, overemotional protest

Life

Let science guide horse welfare, not misguided, overemotional protest

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GDX76B Allium ursinum. Foraging wild garlic in an English woodland - spring, UK

Life

Foraging for wild garlic: how, when and what to watch out for

Regulars

Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

Culture

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Life

Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it

Features

Finely ground coffee is dispensed into an espresso filter

Physics

Unevenly packed coffee to blame for weak espresso, say mathematicians

A mathematical model shows that even small inconsistencies in how coffee is packed into an espresso machine can lead to weaker brews and watery flavour

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Environment

Lab-grown meat could be 25 times worse for the climate than beef

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Mathematics

How maths reveals the best time to add milk for hotter tea

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Physics

We finally know why bubbles rise in a straight line in champagne

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Physics

Why we must inspire people with the magic of condensed matter physics

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