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Earth science

Rhyme and reason: The Victorian poet scientists

Physics

Rhyme and reason: The Victorian poet scientists

When formulae failed them, James Clerk Maxwell and other eminent men of science turned to verse, with often hilarious results

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Scott, Amundsen… and Nobu Shirase

Earth

Scott, Amundsen… and Nobu Shirase

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Dot-dash-diss: The gentleman hacker's 1903 lulz

Technology

Dot-dash-diss: The gentleman hacker's 1903 lulz

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Eight lazy ways to lose weight

Health

Eight lazy ways to lose weight

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Seasonal stalactites: The sharp end of icicle science

Physics

Seasonal stalactites: The sharp end of icicle science

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Salad-bar strategy: The battle of the buffet

Physics

Salad-bar strategy: The battle of the buffet

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Cold-blooded cognition: Tortoises quick on the uptake

Life

Cold-blooded cognition: Tortoises quick on the uptake

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Smart Guide to 2012: Higgs hunt is all about catching Zs

Physics

Smart Guide to 2012: Higgs hunt is all about catching Zs

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Scrunch time: The peculiar physics of crumpled paper

Physics

Scrunch time: The peculiar physics of crumpled paper

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The dust library

Physics

The dust library

Specks of dust are as unique as snowflakes – but no one had ever paid much attention to what individual particles are made of. Until now. Kate Douglas reports

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Space

We have drift off: Balloons to the edge of space

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Physics

Entangled diamonds blur quantum-classical divide

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Physics

Ultimate guide to the multiverse

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Physics

LHC antimatter anomaly hints at new physics

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