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Space

Bye-bye boojums: Scientific names lose their sparkle

Will we ever see the like of MACHOs and WIMPs, cheap date and Sonic hedgehog again? Â鶹´«Ã½ investigates

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Physics

The scientific guide to gift wrapping

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End of year quiz

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Humans

What killed Dr Granville’s mummy?

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Physics

Did our cosmos exist before the big bang?

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Physics

Archimedes and the 2000-year-old computer

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Humans

Are daughters-in-law to blame for the menopause?

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Earth

How to unplug from the grid

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Physics

What happens when silicon can shrink no more?

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Humans

The secret signals in human sweat

Do our brains respond to hidden messages in pheromones after all? Caroline Williams investigates

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Humans

The dizzying diversity of human sexual strategies

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Health

Would eating heavy atoms lengthen our lives?

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Earth

Whatever happened to the hydrogen economy?

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On the trail of Tahiti’s elusive vanilla orchid

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