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Could any of the photons that were around me when I played outside as a child decades ago still exist? And why is this snail (pictured) carrying an extra shell on its back?

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Dare you enter the dark and disturbing world of morbid curiosity?

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View of the Valle del Diavolo, near Monterotondo Marittimo (GR). In the center, the plumes of smoke from the "Lagone", the only remaining example of the exploitation of boric acid begun in Monterotondo Marittimo in 1812, today transformed into an extraction and injection well of the "Monterotondo Marittimo 1" geothermal power plant.

Environment

A gift from nature: Geothermal energy in Tuscany’s Valle del Diavolo

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Twisteddoodles on why dogs scent mark

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Space

Caroline Herschel’s pioneering astronomy is brought into the spotlight

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Containers with Tulipa 'Brilliant Orange' underplanted with Myosotis 'Bluesylva' bedding.

Life

How to grow tremendous tulips

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Portrait of white cat with crown on head sitting on bed, Namibia.

What has been the most successful animal ever?

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In water sports, should fingers be pressed together to increase drag?

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B70G62 Suriname, Brownsweg, Brownsberg National Park. Woman looking at Tarantula , Avicularia Metallica.

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On using science to unlock the secrets of the Mona Lisa

Feedback explores efforts from the realms of physics, mathematics and medicine to explain the hold that Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting has had on us through the centuries

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Tom Gauld on a simulated population experiment

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Twisteddoodles on folding space

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Humans

Immersive Tutankhamun exhibition reveals the grandeur of his treasures

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Space

How to spot the Hyades, the closest star cluster to Earth

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