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See all the copper from a mine in one giant ball

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See all the copper from a mine in one giant ball

A hundred years of chipping away at the earth is condensed into this uncanny image of a long-abandoned South African mine

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First Neanderthal etching is a #stoneagehashtag

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First Neanderthal etching is a #stoneagehashtag

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Nature and conservation from a perfect point of view

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Nature and conservation from a perfect point of view

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Beautiful but doomed: Demise of the passenger pigeon

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Beautiful but doomed: Demise of the passenger pigeon

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3D-printed books make pictures real for blind children

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3D-printed books make pictures real for blind children

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Biography of our ingenious species is full of twists

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Biography of our ingenious species is full of twists

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<i>Doctor Who</i> episode 1: a guide to the cool science bits

Doctor Who episode 1: a guide to the cool science bits

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Perfect harmonies: How music was built into science

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Perfect harmonies: How music was built into science

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A glorious, comprehensive A to Z of living birds

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A glorious, comprehensive A to Z of living birds

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Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

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Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

Although intelligent life may exist on other planets, The Copernicus Complex by Caleb Scharf argues that Earth will still be special after all

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Meeting the human faces of the internet's dark places

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Sea of selfies – social media's monoculture threat

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Human harp makes music by playing the Brooklyn Bridge

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The surprising power of the unseen

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