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Newgrange, a prehistoric monument built during the Neolithic period, located in County Meath, Ireland. One of the most popular tourist attractions in Ireland, UNESCO World Heritage Site.; Shutterstock ID 1122662351; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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A Brief History of Timekeeping: A new book explores how we mark time

Physicist Chad Orzel’s new book is an enthusiastic romp through the history of our species’ love of clocks and calendars

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Control review: The troubling past, present and future of eugenics

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Control review: The troubling past, present and future of eugenics

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J3DGNH Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein Hard to Be a God Year: 1990 - West Germany / France Director: Peter Fleischmann. Image shot 1990. Exact date unknown.

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Hard to Be a God: An 80s classic shows modern sci-fi how it’s done

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Illustration of animals that existed during the Ediacaran period (around 635 to 542 million years ago). This period at the end of the Proterozoic era was characterised by the emergence of the first multicellular animals. These were bottom-dwelling marine animals and included Swartpuntia (green, lower left), Cloudina (with stacked rings and tentacles, right), the frond-like Charnia (centre, red and blue), and Charniodiscus (background, blue-green).

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Otherlands review: A fascinating journey through Earth's history

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Station Eleven review: An uplifting vision of a post-pandemic world

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Station Eleven review: An uplifting vision of a post-pandemic world

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Zombie apocalypse survivor against hordes of undead. This is entirely 3D generated image.

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Goliath review: Tourism to a ruined Earth explores the idea of home

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Man in despair, sad and lonely resting his head on a hand, in front of mirror

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Emotional review: A new take on the importance of feelings

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PGDX6B Young african woman driving the car with her friends having fun in the car. Crazy young female friends having lots of fun on road trip.

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The Power of Fun review: A user guide to getting more fun in your life

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Horizon Zero Dawn

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These are the games to look out for in 2022

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Jurassic World Evolution 2 review: Let the dinosaurs unleash chaos

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Jurassic World Evolution 2 review: Let the dinosaurs unleash chaos

Raising dinosaur clones in Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a thrill, but it's more fun to let dinosaurs loose than run a good park, says Jacob Aron

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Life

The Green Planet review: Plants as you have never seen them before

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Humans

Memoria review: A surreal and immersive journey into the human mind

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The best sci-fi TV shows and movies to look forward to in 2022

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Our pick of the best sci-fi and speculative fiction books for 2022

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