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A kelp forest, dominated by giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), grows off the coast of northern California. This is an important habitat for a diverse array of eastern Pacific marine life.; Shutterstock ID 179694674; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The Seaweed Revolution review: How to save the world with seaweed

Marine algae could replace plastic, massively cut our carbon emissions and help feed billions of people healthily, according to an excellent new book by Vincent Doumeizel

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The Power of Language review: What speaking many languages can do

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Monarch mass flight

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Alien Worlds review: Celebrating Earth's insects – as they disappear

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: A statue of J. Marion Sims, a surgeon celebrated by many as the father of modern gynecology, is driven away in a Parks Department truck after being taken down from its pedestal at Central Park and East 103rd Street on April 17, 2018 in New York City. A New York City panel decided to move the controversial statue after groups demanded its removal as many of Sims medical breakthroughs came from experimenting on black slaves without anesthesia. The statue will be relocated in Green-Wood Cemetery in Windsor Terrace, where Sims is buried. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Divided review: Why we must eliminate racism from Western healthcare

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2B034C5 In addition to Herman Melville's own experience on the whaling ship Acushnet, two real events served as the genesis for his Moby Dick. One was the sinking of the Nantucket ship Essex in 1820, after a sperm whale rammed her 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the western coast of South America. The other event was the alleged killing in the late 1830s of the albino sperm whale Mocha Dick, in the waters off the Chilean island of Mocha. Mocha Dick was rumored to have 20 or so harpoons in his back from other whalers, and appeared to attack ships with premeditated ferocity.

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Once Upon a Prime review: The connections between maths and fiction

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2F618EY Landing of the James Caird On South Georgia, 1916

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Presence review: A lively look at why we experience ghostly presences

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Cosmic Tumbles, Quantum Leaps review: Embodying Schrodinger's cat

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Cosmic Tumbles, Quantum Leaps review: Embodying Schrodinger's cat

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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens

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Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens

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Springtime on Mars: Hubble's Best View of the Red Planet

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The First City on Mars review: How to make life on Mars a reality

Living on Mars will take enormous work, but urban planner Justin Hollander is already on the case in this guide to settling the Red Planet

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Arch-Conspirator review: Ancient Greek tragedy spun into sci-fi gold

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Why We Meditate review: A convincing argument for regular meditation

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The Last of Us review: An excellent example of fungal horror

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Attention Span review: A welcome injection of evidence

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