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The science of sleight-of-hand magic tricks

In Fooling Houdini, physics student-turned-magician Alex Stone describes how he mastered his act by acknowledging the role of science in magic

Arresting creations of biodiversity

Identical twins show the malleability of our genes

In the shadow of radiation and decay

On the origin of evolution

Animal disease, human cure

Evolving on many levels

Hormone hangovers spell financial doom

Puff pieces: Sculptures made of thin air

A palaeontologist’s Alaskan adventure

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

Accessing our digital legacy

Adventures in the physics garden

When scientists fight dirty

Crows are far from bird-brained