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Archaeopteryx. Artwork of the prehistoric feathered reptile Archaeopteryx which lived around 150 million years ago. Discovered in 1861 in southern Germany, it was the first feathered fossil specimen ever found. Despite possessing bird-like feathers, wings and a wishbone, Archaeopteryx also had sharp teeth, finger digits and a bony tail similar to non-bird predatory dinosaurs. This species and numerous other feathered fossils support the theory that modern day birds evolved from prehistoric theropod dinosaurs.

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�鶹��ý recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, finds Michael Marshall

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Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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CXP17N Giant Anatomical Man model outside the Tate Modern London promoting Damient Hurst

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�鶹��ý recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders

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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto

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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto

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The book jacket of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper

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�鶹��ý recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life

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Alexander Whitley Dance Company, Mirror.

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Unsettling dance piece explores how AI is warping human relationships

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PERUGIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Amanda Knox (C) is led away from Perugia's court of Appeal by police officers after the first session of her appeal against her murder conviction on November 24, 2010 in Perugia, Italy. American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the murder of Ms Knox's former British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Their trial took place in December 2009 with Knox and Sollecito receiving sentences of 26 and 25 years respectively. Rudy Guede, an unemployed man from Ivory Coast, was also convicted of the Meredith Kercher's murder. The case is also forming the basis for a film currently being shot in Italy entitled 'The Amanda Knox Story', with American actress Hayden Panettiere cast as Amanda Knox. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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�鶹��ý recommends Turi King's expert book about DNA's secrets

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Futuristic alien vessels float in formation over a vast natural valley lit by vibrant evening light.

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The late Ian Watson's sci-fi The Embedding is intriguing – but dated

Watson's death last month prompted sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson to read his acclaimed 1973 debut and find out what she'd been missing. She found it fascinating – but reflective of its time

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Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

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This is the most underrated sci-fi film franchise of the 21st century

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�鶹��ý recommends a devastating account of farming honeybees

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How a visit to Stonehenge reminded me of deep time

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