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Eureka relived: Gunpowder blasts from the past

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Eureka relived: Gunpowder blasts from the past

Gunpowder was a favourite toy of early scientific experimenters. So we were keen to see the enigmatic explosive in action in a replica 17th-century test rig

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Reliving five eureka moments lost in history

Physics

Reliving five eureka moments lost in history

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Eureka relived: Alchemy that's more than magic

Physics

Eureka relived: Alchemy that's more than magic

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Rome's military women have been hiding in plain sight

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Rome's military women have been hiding in plain sight

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Storm warning: Can crystal-gazing predict the weather?

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Storm warning: Can crystal-gazing predict the weather?

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Crime mining: Hidden history emerges from court data

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Crime mining: Hidden history emerges from court data

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Mummy X-rays let you peel its body to reveal insides

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Mummy X-rays let you peel its body to reveal insides

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The Victorian monster destruction engine

Technology

The Victorian monster destruction engine

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The history of medicine in 100,000 pictures

Health

The history of medicine in 100,000 pictures

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Land of make-believe: Fake archaeology in paradise

Life

Land of make-believe: Fake archaeology in paradise

High politics meet big money and national pride on the Caribbean island of Roatán, where tourists flock to amazing Mayan ruins that no Maya ever saw

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Life

Sleeping daredevil: The first dream hacker

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Earth

Swindlers and scientists: How to get gold from the sea

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Earth

Egypt's city of bean counters suffered flash floods

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Raised from the depths, the face of the Mary Rose

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