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Dung beetles’ secret superpower: ultimate night sight

The cowpat munchers have astonishingly sophisticated visual systems – and they're teaching us a few tricks about seeing in the dark

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Technology

A history of walking on water

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Physics

Alice’s adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved

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Technology

The shape of gifts to come

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Health

Little suckers: Putting leeches on a tight leash

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Health

Sugar-free satisfaction: Finding the brain’s sweet spot

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Physics

Getting to grips with why we slip

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Humans

Foot-in-mouth syndrome: Pitfalls of the party season

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Health

Pong-ology: Sniffing out a cure for iffy whiffs

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Let’s face it, science is boring

Mouse urine, puréed goldfish brains and human computers. Sound interesting? Well, it's not. Honest

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Humans

Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion

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Life

High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails

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Humans

Why your boss is incompetent

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Humans

Sex and shopping – it’s a guy thing

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