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2E8T2P2 Portrait of Northern Saw-whet Owl, Quebec, Canada

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What an Owl Knows review: Inside the world of this mysterious bird

Owls are "in our DNA" says Jennifer Ackerman, the author of a new book that investigates the latest scientific and archaeological findings about the enigmatic birds

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Full length photo of astronaut in space suit and helmet on Mars walking away from the camera towards a dust storm in the distance, red orange all around

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In Light-Years There’s No Hurry review: Embracing a cosmic perspective

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B10N6T Antikythera navigational mechanism vernier gauge 4th c BC Greece

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New 杏吧原创 recommends: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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Aliens Dark Descent

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Aliens: Dark Descent review: Great game finally joins the franchise

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

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Oppenheimer: What led to the physicist’s downfall?

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump mob confronts U.S. Capitol police outside the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The Other Pandemic review: Can smart reframing fight conspiracies?

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Collaboration Process Image (2020), Courtesy of Tin Drum

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Kagami review: Mixed-reality gig brings dead headliner back to life

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Color enhanced light micrograph (LM) of Candida auris, a yeast responsible for many infections. Resistant to most antifungal drugs, this fungus causes several deaths worldwide.

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Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic

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New 杏吧原创 recommends: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

The books, TV, games and more that New 杏吧原创 staff have enjoyed this week

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The Saint of Bright Doors review: Fine debut probes nature of memory

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Oppenheimer review: Great film goes to the heart of atomic warfare

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The Bathysphere Book review: Amazing story of the first deep-sea dives

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Dark Matter review: The amazing story of the microbial world inside us

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