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Reverb: Why we dig messy sound

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Reverb: Why we dig messy sound

From concert-hall designers to pop record producers, everyone in the music industry knows we love reverb. But why, asks sound guru Trevor Cox

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Is the answer to life, the universe and everything 37?

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Is the answer to life, the universe and everything 37?

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The piste at the end of the universe

Space

The piste at the end of the universe

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Pearls of wisdom: The truth behind common sayings

Pearls of wisdom: The truth behind common sayings

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Man vs sherry trifle: Can I eat myself drunk?

Humans

Man vs sherry trifle: Can I eat myself drunk?

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DIY device to define the kilogram – using Lego

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DIY device to define the kilogram – using Lego

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Spider Santa: Nicer gift-wrap, better sex

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Spider Santa: Nicer gift-wrap, better sex

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Rhyme and reason: Writing poems in computer code

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Rhyme and reason: Writing poems in computer code

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New Scientist 2014 holiday quiz

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Storm warning: Can crystal-gazing predict the weather?

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Storm warning: Can crystal-gazing predict the weather?

It's easy to make a storm glass – just mix the chemicals and watch crystals form and disappear. But there might be a scientific basis to its supposed powers

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The real Oompa-Loompas: Microbes that make chocolate

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Born to dance: The animals with natural rhythm

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Racing refraction: Who reached the North Pole first?

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How to think about… Fields

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