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Space

America's total eclipse: The best guides to how to prepare

We have always hunted meaning in total eclipses. As the US prepares for a total eclipse, four new books tell us all about them and remind us to enjoy them too

Culture

Al Gore

Earth

Al Gore: The return of climate science’s preacher man

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Health

From statistics to surgery to psychology: Our favourite reads

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face

Humans

The enigma of the face in forming first impressions

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Futuristic city

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

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otters

Life

Wild tales of stuffy sharks, intimate otters and unloved horses

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Earth

Is our environmental future better than we thought?

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Olivia Williams and Olivia Colman

Humans

Mosquitoes: Staring into the heat death of the universe

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Health

Hot science makes an unexpected appearance at a cool festival

Culture

workers tilling the soil

Earth

Bringing our soil back to life with the latest in earth science

David Montgomery's Growing a Revolution says farming can save the soil and even address climate change – can his optimism be justified?

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Humans

Learning to be fair: Lessons from the deep past

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Earth

The great polar mystery: closing in on the truth

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Life

How music can shine a light on past worlds without words

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Life

The day Hope the whale stole the show

Culture

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