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Stephen Hawking: man, icon and myth

See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog

The strange world of sleep

Did black holes shape the evolution of the universe?

How to measure consciousness

Surveying North America’s Arctic shores

High-tech clothes let fashionistas bare all

Should we just let the Mississippi flood?

Tales of the first seafarers

The simple cells that came before everything

Innovation made waves in physics photography

MIT's science photographer Felice Frankel is mesmerised by the innovative images of her predecessor Berenice Abbott, now showing in a new exhibition

Why a dogged virus simply won’t go away

False memories, false convictions

Many historical buildings were built on faith alone

Should orcas be kept in captivity?