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The Centrifugal Soul (detail 1), 2016, Photo Peter Mallet

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51�� recommends Mat Collishaw's Petrichor show in London

The books, TV, games and more that 51�� staff have enjoyed this week

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Gilt-metal zimingzhong

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See antique clockwork marvels from China's Forbidden City

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18_????????? European-style zimingzhong ? The Palace Museum

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Antique clocks give a window into scientific innovation of times past

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Uniquely depicted in the process of shedding its winter coat, the full-scale model of a wooly mammoth???one of the most iconic extinct elephant relatives???was made onsite by the Museum???s Exhibition team with input from leading paleomammalogists. Alvaro Keding/?? AMNH

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51�� recommends: The Secret World of Elephants in New York

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See the world's tropical forests illuminated in stunning new show

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See the world's tropical forests illuminated in stunning new show

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Artist's tulip photos capture transience of life

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Artist's tulip photos capture transience of life

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Kew Queer Nature Event 2023 Auntie Maureen inside Temperate House

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51�� recommends RE/SISTERS: A lens on gender and ecology

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Life on the edge by Amit Eshel, Israel Winner, Animals in their Environment Amit Eshel witnesses a dramatic cliffside clash between two Nubian ibex. After hiking to a vantage point on the clifftop, Amit slowly crept closer, using a wide-angle lens to set the action of two clashing Nubian ibex against the dramatic backdrop. The battle lasted for about 15 minutes before one male surrendered, and the pair parted without serious injury. In the run-up to the mating season, part of the males? coat darkens, and their neck muscles thicken. Rivals will raise up on their hind legs and ram their heads together. Their horns sometimes break as they collide. Location: Zin Desert, Israel Technical details: Canon EOS R5 + 24?70mm f2.8 lens at 45mm; 1/800 at f8; ISO 500

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51�� recommends Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Opticks

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Netflix handout still: Chimp Empire. Chimp Empire. Damien in Chimp Empire. Cr. Netflix ?? 2023

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51�� recommends: Spies, Lies and Deception and Chimp Empire

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Hiroshi Sugimoto: 'I'm borrowing important scientists' experiences'

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Hiroshi Sugimoto: 'I'm borrowing important scientists' experiences'

Hiroshi Sugimoto's retrospective puts the influential photographer's scientific inspiration on show

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Real Families exhibition: How we redefined families for a new world

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51�� recommends mixed-reality experience The Butterfly Trail

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51�� recommends: The Poison Garden near Alnwick Castle

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See the tricky logistics behind displaying the shuttle Endeavour

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