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How the rules of long-lost board games take us inside ancient minds

Humans have faced off with grids, dice and pieces for millennia – figuring out the rules of long-lost board games can take us inside ancient minds

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Humans

No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

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Technology

Why predictive text is making you forget how to write

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Life

Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus

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Humans

Holiday brain-off round 2: Test your reaction time

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Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

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Earth

Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

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Fold your own universe with our cosmic origami decoration

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Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

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Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

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Life

Quantum solar cells could explain why plants are green

An attempt to make more efficient solar cells shows that green light might be the least useful hue – maybe that's why plants reflect it

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Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

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Physics

The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think

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Physics

Smallest sliver of time yet measured sees electrons fleeing atom

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Space

Reality guide: Six problems physics can't explain

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