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The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

As an exhibition of notorious magician John Dee’s books continues, Philip Ball argues that he warrants a place in science's history

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John Grisham

Health

Tumor is the most important book I've ever written

Opinion

language

Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

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IVF

Health

Multiple births, not heart disease, is biggest IVF health risk

News

praying mantis

Life

Cheats and Deceits: The story of how to stay alive

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Children shadow playground

Health

Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

Features

Life

Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

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hydrogen car

Earth

Test-driving the hydrogen car that makes a little go a long way

News

Zika virus is carried by mosquitoes

Life

Whole Zika genome recovered from brain of baby with microcephaly

News

Humans

The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea

Average thinking was a revolution, but we've paid the price for comparing people to impossible standards

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Space

Space solar: The global race to tap the sun's energy from orbit

Features

Life

A Crude Look at the Whole: Complexity is still outsmarting us

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Humans

NeuroLogic: The enthralling story of the unconscious mind

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Health

'Ditch booze' advice to sexually active US women is step too far

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