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What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds

Mind

What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds

Scientists have teamed up with magicians to perform illusions on Eurasian jays, revealing flaws in their perception – and modes of thinking we didn’t know they had

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Two senior woman in launderettes, laughing, portrait

Humans

The real reasons we laugh and what different types of laughter mean

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Occam’s razor: The medieval monk who saw the power of simplicity

Humans

Occam’s razor: The medieval monk who saw the power of simplicity

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S0J9ED Cascade hops fresh off of the vine.

Humans

How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

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This composite image of X-rays from Chandra (colored light blue) and optical data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (yellow, red, white, and blue) shows a beautiful new look at the compact group of galaxies known as Stephan???s Quintet. One galaxy is thought to be passing through the others at almost two million miles per hour. This generates a shock wave that heats the gas and creates the ridge of X-ray emission detected by Chandra.

Space

Milky Way shakes: The cosmic collisions that made our galaxy

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The San Rafael waterfall, the biggest falls in Ecuador, located on the boundary of the Amazon with The Andes. San Rafael, Napo, Ecuador. February 2016

Environment

The Amazon is turning into savannah – we have 5 years to save it

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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

Humans

Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034

Space

3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034

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How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe

Space

How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe

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Why the myth of 'wilderness' harms both nature and humanity

Earth

Why the myth of 'wilderness' harms both nature and humanity

Humans have affected every aspect of life on Earth – from hunting prehistoric beasts to changing the climate – and the illusion that pristine nature still exists undermines our efforts to make a better world, says environmental writer Emma Marris

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Space

Is our solar system a cosmic oddity? Evidence from exoplanets says yes

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How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

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Earth

Black lava from this bizarre volcano could reveal Earth's deep secrets

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Environment

How to slash the shipping industry's enormous carbon emissions

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