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How Amsterdam's floating curtain system prevents plastic from entering the sea

Dinosaur's water-loving nature brought to life in BBC show

How AI threatens truth and democracy

You can make fair dice from any shape you like

Never before seen details in the sun's atmosphere

How Amsterdam will transform into a circular city by 2050

Does Bones accurately portray forensic anthropology? Or push artistic licence too far?

Why are Homo sapiens the only species of human left?

Liquid shaker experiment explores how particles came into existence

T Rex vs Triceratops. How Walking with Dinosaurs uses scientifically grounded artistic licence

How aeroponics could reduce the carbon costs of farming

Does milk make a good fertiliser for your houseplants?

AI garden at Chelsea Flower Show brings visitors closer to nature

Are smartphones really causing mental illness in teens?

Can training your sense of smell help reverse cognitive decline?

How sci-fi writer Larry Niven came up with the idea for Ringworld

Did Larry Niven write The Ringworld Engineers to set the record straight?

Jack Black’s Year One explores human history, but what year are we talking about?

How gas distribution influences the formation of stars

What bath tub black holes can tell us about quantum physics

How atomic clocks measure time more accurately

Capuchin monkeys are abducting other species’ babies

Larry Niven recommends his books based on the readers personality

Liquid physics: Inside the lab making black hole analogues on Earth

Larry Niven: I'd be ready to meet a Pierson's puppeteer or a Motie mediator

Studying the physics of sci-fi novel Ringworld by Larry Niven

An interview with Larry Niven – Ringworld author and sci-fi legend

Is China becoming the global climate leader?

Hidden watercourses beneath Antarctic observed for the first time

How the BBC's six pips time signal helped synchronise time