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Brian Cory Dobbs's documentary promotes the baseless idea that Mars was once inhabited by an advanced civilisation. But there ...

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In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate ...

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Although the cute voices we use when speaking to babies and pets sound similar, they are actually quite different, explain ...

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I really enjoyed Horizon: Secrets of the brain on BBC iPlayer. Presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili (pictured), the two-part ...