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Life

Lost treasures: The Maxberg Archaeopteryx

One of the rarest Archaeopteryx fossils disappeared after its irascible owner died. Was it stolen, is it buried with him, or something else?

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Space

Lost treasures: The missing Mars Polar Lander

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Lost treasures: The Soviet seed bank

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Space

Lost treasures: Trees from the moon

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Space

Lost treasures: President Nixon’s moon rocks

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Lost treasures: The Loch Ness monster that got away

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Technology

Lost treasures: The napalm of Byzantium

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Humans

Lost treasures: Peking Man’s bones

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Technology

Lost treasures: Miraculous Damascus steel

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Sleep: What it is and what it’s for

Since the 1950s, sleep science has revealed much about its structure and patterns. Even so, its origins and functions remain largely mysterious

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Sleep: How much we need and what keeps us awake

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Sleep: The way we snooze now

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Sleep: Moving to a 24/7 society

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Environment

Stretching spider silk to its high-tech limits

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