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Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

From clothing Adam and Eve to linking the Maasai with heaven, the fig tree appears in countless origin myths. Discover the source of its exceptional powers

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Technology

Medieval wax seals are giving up fresh historical secrets

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Physics

The fragile state of scientific glassblowing

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Space

Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?

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Humans

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

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Humans

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

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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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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 Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

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Earth

Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

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