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Getting medieval: The first firefights

Technology

Getting medieval: The first firefights

Flame-throwing lances and fiery arrows: all in a day's work for a medieval armourer. But what was the secret of their inflammatory art?

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Robot, robot, wherefore art thou robot?

Technology

Robot, robot, wherefore art thou robot?

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Hunters hunted: The revenge of robo-deer

Technology

Hunters hunted: The revenge of robo-deer

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Extreme beer: No accounting for taste

Humans

Extreme beer: No accounting for taste

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The secret of secret Santa

Physics

The secret of secret Santa

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Sozzled superconductors sizzle with speed

Physics

Sozzled superconductors sizzle with speed

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New Scientist 2010 holiday quiz

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Cheeseology: How to throw the perfect bacterial party

Life

Cheeseology: How to throw the perfect bacterial party

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Jingle hells: How muzak messes with your mind

Earth

Jingle hells: How muzak messes with your mind

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Weird warriors: The animal world's dirtiest fighters

Life

Weird warriors: The animal world's dirtiest fighters

From sea beasts that disembowel themselves to lizards that make knives out of their own broken bones, you don't want to mess with these kick-ass critters

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Health

Booze myths: The truth at the bottom of the bottle

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Life

Botanical ballistics: Nature's fastest plants

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Life

From god to gobbler: How the turkey got its breast

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Technology

Chemistry helps to trap the Trappist imitators

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