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Technology

Censored: Why China’s online oversight is anything but crude

The three pillars of Chinese online censorship create a sophisticated, invisible system that democracies would do well to take seriously, a new book argues

Culture

A troop of Bonobos

Life

Mystery ghost ape species found hidden in bonobo’s genome

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A fetus in the womb

Health

Faulty placenta may explain why some people get schizophrenia

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The unfashionable genius of William de Morgan

Humans

The unfashionable genius of William de Morgan

Culture

M. C. Escher, Day and Night (1938)

Humans

Escher's Journey: there's more to this artist than his maths

Culture

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Life

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

Humans

Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

Features

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

Humans

Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Physics

What Is Real? A tale of how big egos hijacked quantum physics

The quantum story is all brilliant insights, flawed male scientists – and few female ones. To progress, we may need to dump our prejudices, says a new book

Culture

Earth

Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

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Earth

We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

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Life

Animals & Us: An art show about how we interact with creatures

Culture

Health

Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

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