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A gingerbread house for Christmas

How to make a beautiful gingerbread house that won't fall down

8 December 2021

It takes a special kind of gingerbread to create architecture, so make sure your building materials are up to the challenge, says Sam Wong
Thousands of people march though Central London, UK, on Earth Day on 22 April 2017 to protest against what they see as a threat to experts, evidence and investment in science. Protesters assembled at the Science Museum and marched to Parliament Square. The march, a worldwide event, supports science and evidence-based research and was organized in opposition to Donald Trump's environmental and energy policies. (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

We’ll never understand the universe while we’re drowning in admin

8 December 2021

Funding cuts are undermining the scientific enterprise, impoverishing our attempts to discover the secrets of nature and share them widely, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
A man measures a woman's height

Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years

2 December 2021

Until around 150 years ago, humans were relatively short – but our recent growth spurt may have more to do with social factors than dietary ones

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