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Review: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 edited by Richard Preston and Tim Folger

Books & Arts

Death special: Back from the brink

Humans

Death special: Back from the brink

Opinion

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Review: An angelic riposte to the God Delusion by John Cornwell

Books & Arts

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Review: The Body Has a Mind of its Own by Sandra and Matthew Blakeslee

Books & Arts

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Review: Atom by Piers Bizony

Books & Arts

String theory: The fightback

Physics

String theory: The fightback

Features

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Seeking the big answers

Books & Arts

Interview: The cosmos as canvas

Life

Interview: The cosmos as canvas

Opinion

Curiosity doesn't have to kill the quantum cat

Physics

Curiosity doesn't have to kill the quantum cat

Features

Earth's magnetic field grew strong at a young age

Life

Earth's magnetic field grew strong at a young age

News

Interview: Darwin in the blood

Life

Interview: Darwin in the blood

Opinion

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Eye of the beholder

Books & Arts