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Review: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 edited by Richard Preston and Tim Folger
Books & Arts
Humans
Death special: Back from the brink
Opinion
Review: An angelic riposte to the God Delusion by John Cornwell
Books & Arts
Review: The Body Has a Mind of its Own by Sandra and Matthew Blakeslee
Books & Arts
Review: Atom by Piers Bizony
Books & Arts
Physics
String theory: The fightback
Features
Seeking the big answers
Books & Arts
Life
Interview: The cosmos as canvas
Opinion
Physics
Curiosity doesn’t have to kill the quantum cat
Features
Life
Earth’s magnetic field grew strong at a young age
News
Humans
Interview: Darwin in the blood
Opinion
Eye of the beholder
Books & Arts