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Stargazing through the bottom of a glass

Space

Stargazing through the bottom of a glass

From Galileo's pioneering spyglass to the Hubble Space Telescope, the best astronomical instruments have depended on glassware destined for the dining table

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Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

Life

Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

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Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

Technology

Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

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You are what you speak: How your mother tongue shapes you

Health

You are what you speak: How your mother tongue shapes you

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What snowy owls get up to when the mercury drops

Life

What snowy owls get up to when the mercury drops

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God vs the multiverse: The 2500-year war

Space

God vs the multiverse: The 2500-year war

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The ultimate guide to stacking the dishwasher

Technology

The ultimate guide to stacking the dishwasher

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Farting: The questions you're too embarrassed to ask

Humans

Farting: The questions you're too embarrassed to ask

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Â鶹´«Ã½ 2015 holiday quiz

Â鶹´«Ã½ 2015 holiday quiz

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Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Humans

Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Everyone assumes fairy stories are innocent cautionary tales, but their universal and enduring appeal is far more horrifying than you think

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Technology

IBM to develop hardware to wipe out errors in quantum computing

News

Life

Is quantum physics behind your brain's ability to think?

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Physics

Quantum dilemma: We have too many options for explaining reality

Analysis

Technology

Closing the last loophole for unhackable quantum security

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