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Seven megaprojects that would change the world

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Seven megaprojects that would change the world

We've built canals between oceans and tunnels under the sea. But some engineers are thinking bigger. Much, much bigger

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FBI says North Korea hacked Sony – what's the proof?

Technology

FBI says North Korea hacked Sony – what's the proof?

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Rhyme and reason: Writing poems in computer code

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Rhyme and reason: Writing poems in computer code

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On the pain of others: The case for animal rights

Life

On the pain of others: The case for animal rights

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Born to dance: The animals with natural rhythm

Life

Born to dance: The animals with natural rhythm

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<i>Y(ou)r q(ua)ntifi(e)d s(el)f</i>, a short story

Life

Y(ou)r q(ua)ntifi(e)d s(el)f, a short story

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Reverb: Why we dig messy sound

Life

Reverb: Why we dig messy sound

Features

Pitch us a movie and win an invite to our writing room

Pitch us a movie and win an invite to our writing room

CultureLab

Keep snuggly warm with self-heating nanowire clothes

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Keep snuggly warm with self-heating nanowire clothes

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Pretty vacant: What we're not seeing in graphics today

Pretty vacant: What we're not seeing in graphics today

From explaining force-feeding at Guantanamo to rents in London, it takes storytellers and critical minds to make good infographics, as four new books show

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Life

Is sexology just too human to study?

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Earth

Paris says 'non' to diesel in anti-pollution push

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'Giant' fossil hints at the diversity of early primates

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Life

Slowing down time helps us savour it all the more

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