Physics
Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news
Patriotic fervour gripped Paris with proof that Isaac Newton had stolen his theory of gravity from a Frenchman – but the details looked distinctly fishy
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Technology
Don’t believe the Skype: We never wanted to video call people
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Life
Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus
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Humans
Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?
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Physics
The fragile state of scientific glassblowing
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Humans
No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday
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Health
Hangovers: What science says about why you feel so rough
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Humans
Medieval wax seals are giving up fresh historical secrets
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Technology
Why predictive text is making you forget how to write
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Environment
Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it
From clothing Adam and Eve to linking the Maasai with heaven, the fig tree appears in countless origin myths. Discover the source of its exceptional powers
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Humans
How the rules of long-lost board games take us inside ancient minds
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Reindeer riddle: How do you tell caribou apart?
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Humans
Holiday brain-off round 4: Demonstrate the wisdom of the ages
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Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally
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