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An animation of the primitive Earth in the process of formation, more than four billion years ago. We view the newborn world from its troubled surface a sea of lava dotted with volcanoes spewing more lava, ash and smoke into the atmosphere. Meteorites fall frequently, illuminating the black, lifeless, surface rocks. And in the sky, the Moon -- much closer to us then than it is now -- endures a similar bombardment.

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The Story of Earth's Climate review: 25 discoveries tell tangled tale

Palaeontologist Donald R. Prothero squares up to the tough task of explaining how life and climate have shaped each other over the 4.5 billion years of Earth's history. Amazingly, his book mostly succeeds

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A close-up view of a burial trench between rows of individual graves, excavated between the concrete foundations of the Royal Mint, from the excavation of the Black Death cemetery, East Smithfield, London, view looking west. (Photo by MOLA/Getty Images)

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Crypt review: Alice Roberts on murder and mayhem in the Middle Ages

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Father and daughter sitting at kitchen table near window in discussion

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Bad therapy review: Is mental health industry fuelling youth crisis?

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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SHIBUYA, TOKYO, JAPAN-April 15, 2018: Crowds crossing Shibuya scramble crossing, the famous intersection in Tokyo out side Shibuya station, at night.; Shutterstock ID 1088019044; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Wise Animals review: Exploring the entwined worlds of humans and tech

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Constellation review: Thriller's science frustrates but it looks great

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MAY 28: An attendee of the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention argues with gun control advocates outside of the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 28, 2022 in Houston, Texas. The annual National Rifle Association convention comes days after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas which left 19 students and 2 adults dead, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement officers. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Supercommunicators review: Learning how to change deeply held beliefs

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Conceptual shot of a young adult couple kissing via mobile phone

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What is love? A new book finds we still don't really know

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

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F0MN2D Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). Natural History Museum. University of Oslo. Norway.

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The Last of its Kind review: How the great auk left an enduring legacy

In 1858, two ornithologists set out to find the great auk. Gísli Pálsson's intriguing account of their failed quest argues it may have shaped modern ideas about extinction and conservation

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The Fruit Cure review: A chilling tale of dubious diets and 'wellness'

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Fluke review: A vivid account of chaos and life's unpredictability

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Reason to be Happy review: Can thinking logically make us happier?

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Filterworld review: Are algorithms staging a cultural takeover?

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