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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

New York contains more species than Yosemite National Park, and Australian cities have more endangered species per unit area than non-urban regions. Ben Wilson's book explores living in harmony with nature before it bites back

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Plaster bust of philosopher Anaximander and group of other busts. Portraits of ancient historical persons. Mass-product souvenir in Turkey. Copy space, selected focus; Shutterstock ID 2261783295; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Anaximander review: Did Anaximander create science, asks Carlo Rovelli

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Flight Paths review: Why understanding migration may save bird species

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Flight Paths review: Why understanding migration may save bird species

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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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HH6DW5 Pyramid of the Magician in Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico

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The Earth Transformed review: The untold history of humans and climate

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sipa/Shutterstock (143675c) MIKE DARWIN WITH CRYONICS EQUIPMENT ALCOR LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION WORKERS ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF DORA KENT, CALIFORNIA, AMERICA - 1988

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Frozen Head review: Why do some people want to be frozen after death?

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Anti-evolution books for sale in Dayton, Tennessee, where Professor John T. Scopes is on trial for teaching the theory of evolution in public schools. (Photo by ?? Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Magisteria review: How science and religion have a tangled past

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Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens

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Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens

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A scene from NEXT EXIT, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

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Next Exit film review: New tale of the afterlife takes a wrong turn

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INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 28: A 4,853-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree known as Methuselah is growing high at Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California, United States on November 28, 2021. It is also recognized as the non-clonal tree with the greatest confirmed age in the world. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Elderflora review: A history of ancient trees is excellent in parts

A tour round the world's oldest trees is a brilliant idea for a book, but its delivery can be pretty uneven

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Mind

Travellers to Unimaginable Lands review: The true toll of dementia

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Space

The Longest Goodbye review: A poignant documentary on space psychology

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Physics

Quantum Bullsh*t review: Time to save quantum theory for science

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Hello Tomorrow! review: Selling holiday homes on the moon

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