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Earth science

Skidology: Winter research that lets things slide

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Skidology: Winter research that lets things slide

Getting kids on crutches to fall over inside a giant ice cube sounds like cruelty, but it could lead to better cold-weather gear for everyone

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Prehistoric cinema: A silver screen on the cave wall

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Prehistoric cinema: A silver screen on the cave wall

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Getting sloshed: It's the way you walk

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Getting sloshed: It's the way you walk

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Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

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Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

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New Scientist 2012 holiday quiz

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Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

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Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

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Gastrophysics: A network theory recipe book

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Gastrophysics: A network theory recipe book

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Roll up, roll up…

Roll up, roll up…

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Neutron science: Neutrons at work

Neutron science: Neutrons at work

Their ability to peer deep inside materials and distinguish between biologically important elements is revolutionising vast swathes of industry and medicine

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Technology

Flowing lithium atoms form accidental transistor

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Neutron science: Give us more neutrons

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Neutron science: How it began

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Neutron science: Cosmic secrets

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