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NEW  Pollen: a closer look

Allergy to pollen affects millions of people every year. Most are allergic to either tree pollen and ,or, grass pollen but some people are allergic to pollen species almost all year round. More...

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NEW  Microbial Art

Leave food out for long enough, and it will be overrun by microbes, eventually sprouting unusual patterns and colours. It’s time to throw it away. But a group of scientist/artists are intentionally exploiting the same process to make unique paintings known as ‘microbial art’. By brushing selec More...

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NEW  The Ant Hunter

They may look like alien monsters, but they are some of the most successful life forms on Earth. They have been around for over 100 million years, surviving extinction events like the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and they have colonised every landmass except Antarctica. They are found in ever More...

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NEW  Biggest Craters In The Solar System

These are the ten largest craters in the solar system. More...

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NEW  Virtual Earth

These images show an Earth we could never see in reality. Some show the planet emptied of water, others the invisible strands that make up the magnetosphere. Some show the Earth’s past; others its future. Some are so abstract they could be modern art. Others are so realistic they could be mistaken More...

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