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Surf's up: Learning to forecast the waves

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Surf's up: Learning to forecast the waves

Walter Munk worked out how to forecast surf conditions to aid amphibious invasions of the second world war – now he's a legend among surfers

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New test reveals Parthenon's hidden colour

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New test reveals Parthenon's hidden colour

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How the world's greatest golfer lost his game

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How the world's greatest golfer lost his game

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10 scientific objects that changed the world

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10 scientific objects that changed the world

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Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture

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Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture

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Decoding antiquity: Eight scripts that still can't be read

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Decoding antiquity: Eight scripts that still can't be read

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Explorers, don't forget your inflatable cloak

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Explorers, don't forget your inflatable cloak

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Review: <i>Newton and the Counterfeiter</i>

Review: Newton and the Counterfeiter

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'Lone' longitude genius may have had help

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'Lone' longitude genius may have had help

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The man who revealed the secrets of sweat

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The man who revealed the secrets of sweat

Edward Adolph marched men around the scorching heat without water until they dropped – his discoveries made it possible to run marathons in the desert

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Cosmic numbers: Pauli and Jung's love of numerology

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How the hidden contents of the womb became visible

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Online gaming the Victorian way

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How misery inspired Handel's Messiah

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