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Physics

The fragile state of scientific glassblowing

They make the unique vessels that allow chemists to perform new reactions – but professional glassblowers are an increasingly endangered species

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Holiday brain-off round 3: Build the Tower of Hanoi

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Holiday brain-off round 1: Challenge your original thinking

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Health

Hangovers: What science says about why you feel so rough

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Space

Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?

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How the rules of long-lost board games take us inside ancient minds

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No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

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Life

Reindeer riddle: How do you tell caribou apart?

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Technology

Don’t believe the Skype: We never wanted to video call people

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Technology

Why predictive text is making you forget how to write

Typing with 2500 keys is hard, which is why autocomplete has been around in China since the 1950s. But now it’s everywhere – and it’s messing with your brain

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Life

Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus

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Holiday brain-off round 2: Test your reaction time

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Old 51��: How to get drunk rationally

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Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

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