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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began
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Space
The century-long hunt for the gigantic meteorite that vanished
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Space
Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright
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Earth
The audacious quest to light up the sky with artificial auroras
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Life
A new book reveals the deep flaws in our natural history museums
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Humans
Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed
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Physics
A timeline of the most important events in quantum mechanics
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Physics
Carlo Rovelli on what we get wrong about the origins of quantum theory
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How mudlarks are uncovering thousands of years of London's history
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Environment
Ancient rocks boost case for mini ice age linked to fall of Rome
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The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution
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Environment
Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits
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