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Did black holes shape the evolution of the universe?

See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog

How to measure consciousness

Surveying North America’s Arctic shores

High-tech clothes let fashionistas bare all

Should we just let the Mississippi flood?

Tales of the first seafarers

The simple cells that came before everything

Innovation made waves in physics photography

Why a dogged virus simply won’t go away

False memories, false convictions

Guilty! Law and psychology professor Dan Simon puts the criminal justice system on trial in In Doubt

Many historical buildings were built on faith alone

Should orcas be kept in captivity?

CultureLab’s pick of Olympics culture

Film competition: Quantum Shorts 2012