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Prehistoric cinema: A silver screen on the cave wall

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Prehistoric cinema: A silver screen on the cave wall

With cartoon frescoes, shadow theatre and a rudimentary form of animation, our ancestors knew how to bring their stories to life, says Catherine Brahic

Features

2012 Flash Fiction winner: <i>Sleep</i> by Richard Clarke

2012 Flash Fiction winner: Sleep by Richard Clarke

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Our deep relationship with water

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Is the obesity epidemic caused by too much sugar?

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The top 10 science books of 2012

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Win our 10 favourite popular science books of 2012

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Space

Finding dangerous asteroids, before they find us

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The end of race history? Not yet

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MoMath: Manhattan's Museum of Mathematics

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Humans

Tragic tears: Why we are the only animals that cry

In Why Humans Like to Cry, Michael Trimble argues that tears of sadness provide a type of joy, that may have co-evolved with tragedy

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Environment

Battling nature in your backyard

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The butterfly effect – in giant balloons

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The forgotten life of Dorothy Wrinch

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Holiday gifts: Books to give by

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