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Gallery: Advanced painting techniques in ancient Egypt

Gallery: Advanced painting techniques in ancient Egypt

Wall paintings commissioned by an Egyptian official for his tomb-chapel 3000 years ago reveal new information about ancient painting techniques and the talented artist who created them

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The rise and fall of the metal airship

Technology

The rise and fall of the metal airship

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Archimedes and the 2000-year-old computer

Space

Archimedes and the 2000-year-old computer

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On the trail of Tahiti's elusive vanilla orchid

On the trail of Tahiti's elusive vanilla orchid

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A well full of stars

A well full of stars

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When doctors battled for medical beer

Life

When doctors battled for medical beer

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Eleven of the greatest scientific hoaxes

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When concrete boxes were for healthy living

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Who really discovered the ozone hole?

Earth

Who really discovered the ozone hole?

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The world's biggest whopper

Environment

The world's biggest whopper

In 1912, a Florida fisherman caught the biggest fish ever. The 13-metre fish was not the fearsome monster he claimed but one of the ocean's gentle giants

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Life

Blasts from the past: The Soviet ape-man scandal

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163 ways to lose your job

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Life

Five scientific discoveries that got the wrong name

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Earth

Past masters of coastal geology

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