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Fancy a trip to the flea circus? A visit to the prehistoric movies? How about training your brain with the world's hardest puzzle, or planning your next culinary coup the scientific way? All this awaits you – along with curious tales of bad animal romance, misunderstood mistletoe, battleships made of ice, the lab where it is always winter and much, much more. Come on in for a festive show of delights!

18 December 2012

Â鶹´«Ã½. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

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Prehistoric cinema: A silver screen on the cave wall

Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

Three gods: The hardest logic puzzle ever

Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus

Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

Skidology: Winter research that lets things slide

Feast for the senses: Cook up a master dish

Shiver me timbers: the coolest warship ever made

Getting sloshed: It’s the way you walk

Gastrophysics: Some said ‘more’, others said ‘meh’

Tricksy type: How fonts can mess with your mind

Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

Soft, strong and long: The story of toilet paper

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