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Conservation dilemmas: Is a shopping mall as alive as a wolf?

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Conservation dilemmas: Is a shopping mall as alive as a wolf?

It's getting tricky to work out what we mean by "alive" and worthy of conservation efforts. Two new books explore this strange frontier

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<i>Spirals in Time</i>: Uncover the secrets in seashells

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Spirals in Time: Uncover the secrets in seashells

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<i>How to see the world</i>: Understanding our visual culture

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How to see the world: Understanding our visual culture

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Transcribing tricks ushers in the golden age of juggling

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Transcribing tricks ushers in the golden age of juggling

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DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

Life

DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

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<i>The Soul of an Octopus</i>: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

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The Soul of an Octopus: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

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In so many words: How to ride the space-wind to the stars

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In so many words: How to ride the space-wind to the stars

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Inside story on gut health: Why it's time to take control

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Inside story on gut health: Why it's time to take control

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<i>Mondo Nano</i>: What video games can teach nanoscience

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Mondo Nano: What video games can teach nanoscience

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The whole hog: Unpacking our love-hate relationship with the pig

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The whole hog: Unpacking our love-hate relationship with the pig

Some people delight in them and prize their meat, others see them as practically taboo. Mark Essig's book explains why pigs inspire such divergent views

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Intelligent life: Why don't we consider plants to be smart?

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Physics

Getting an insight into Einstein's worlds

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Physics

Einstein and Schrödinger: The price of fame

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Life

How to Clone a Mammoth: But should we?

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