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Drawing on a moon brings out people's best and worst

Drawing on a moon brings out people's best and worst

A collaborative art website launched by artists Ai Weiwei and Olafur Eliasson lets people draw on the surface of a moon-like orb – with surprising results

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Towering imagination of a polymath architect-engineer

Technology

Towering imagination of a polymath architect-engineer

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Top-down or bottom-up? Two visions of smart cities

Technology

Top-down or bottom-up? Two visions of smart cities

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How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

Life

How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

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The best science books of 2013

The best science books of 2013

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The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

Life

The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

Features

Win 13 of the best books from our seasonal guide

Win 13 of the best books from our seasonal guide

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Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

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Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

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Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

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Technology

Music helps you frame the perfect smartphone snap

A smartphone app plays sad music when you frame a photo badly but rewards you with sweet harmonies when faces are in shot

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All present: Our pick of the best science gifts

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Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

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Competition: Win a medical masterpiece!

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Life

When a rubber tongue becomes your own

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