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BSE and vCJD

Slowing down time helps us savour it all the more

Life

Slowing down time helps us savour it all the more

An exhibition and two books show how technology is changing our interactions with time

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The nitty-gritty of killing off WMDs

Technology

The nitty-gritty of killing off WMDs

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The wonders of orchids: Beautiful, smelly and sexy

Life

The wonders of orchids: Beautiful, smelly and sexy

CultureLab

Too simple minds: Debunking myths about the human brain

Life

Too simple minds: Debunking myths about the human brain

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Shell 'art' made 300,000 years before humans evolved

Life

Shell 'art' made 300,000 years before humans evolved

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How we can avert the coming mass extinction

Earth

How we can avert the coming mass extinction

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HIV evolves into less deadly form

Health

HIV evolves into less deadly form

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Total safety an illusion for Japan's nuclear restart

Earth

Total safety an illusion for Japan's nuclear restart

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Random no more: Evolution isn't down to chance alone

Life

Random no more: Evolution isn't down to chance alone

CultureLab

Where am I in the world?

Life

Where am I in the world?

We rely on brain maps to tell us where our bodies are, says Making Space, a clever book that explains the making of the maps

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Earth

Seals found guilty of brutal porpoise attacks

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Humans

Neurons light up Times Square for Midnight Moment

CultureLab

Win these 10 great popular science books for Christmas

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Technology

What it's like to have Parkinson's for 15 minutes

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