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2E8T2P2 Portrait of Northern Saw-whet Owl, Quebec, Canada

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What an Owl Knows review: Inside the world of this mysterious bird

Owls are "in our DNA" says Jennifer Ackerman, the author of a new book that investigates the latest scientific and archaeological findings about the enigmatic birds

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump mob confronts U.S. Capitol police outside the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The Other Pandemic review: Can smart reframing fight conspiracies?

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portal in dense smoke in the form of clouds. portal to the underworld. The edge of the portal glows yellow. Portal to another world, magical realism, parallel world, ancient runes, relics. 3d render; Shutterstock ID 2205929967; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The Saint of Bright Doors review: Fine debut probes nature of memory

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Color enhanced light micrograph (LM) of Candida auris, a yeast responsible for many infections. Resistant to most antifungal drugs, this fungus causes several deaths worldwide.

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Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic

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Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

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Oppenheimer review: Great film goes to the heart of atomic warfare

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Oral bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mixed oral bacteria. The mouth contains a large number of bacteria, most of which are harmless or even beneficial. However, some bacteria can cause throat infections or cause the formation of plaque deposits on the teeth, which may lead to decay. Magnification: x10000 at 10cm wide.

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Dark Matter review: The amazing story of the microbial world inside us

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Engineer Jason Lyon poses as he views Loo Garden, a temporary subterranean garden designed to represent a future healthier River Thames, in a section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel - commonly known as the 'Super Sewer' - a 25 kilometre tunnel being built across London under and along the River Thames to deal with combined sewer overflows currently polluting the river, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville - RC22T1ANLLXT

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See the garden blooming in a 'super sewer' deep below London

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Signature Entertainment Handout Film Still: Cerebrum. Tobi King Bakare as William and Ramona Von Pusch as Amelia .

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Cerebrum review: An enigmatic slice of sci-fi horror

William returns home to recover after a terrible car accident leaves his world in pieces. Great performances and a chilling script make for an intriguing debut, says Simon Ings

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The Bathysphere Book review: Amazing story of the first deep-sea dives

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Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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