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The development of the silk industry Silk, a natural fibre produced by a particular worm called a silkworm, has been used in clothing for many centuries. · The discovery of a baby mammoth A near-perfect frozen mammoth offers clues to a great vanished species · What makes a musical expert? How does someone become an expert in music? And is it really possible to have a 'talent' for music?

The Clipper Races: an era of competition between cargo ships · Orientation of birds · The role of accidents in business

An important language development · Children’s comprehension of television advertising · A new voyage around the world An old travel book that holds an unusual place in English literature

Why good ideas fail · Keeping the water away new approaches to flood control · Australia's Megafauna Controversy Just how long did humans live side by side with megafauna in Australia? Barry Brook, Richard Gillespie and Paul Martin dispute previous claims of a length coexistence.

Voyage of going: beyond the blue line 2 · Multitasks · Grimm's Fairy Tales

A brief History of Tea · Biodiversity · Will Power

Save the Turtles · Thoughtful Computing System · Humanities and The Health Professionals Professor Jock Murray from Dalhousie Medical School in Canada writes about the role of humanities in the education of health professionals

The Motor Car · Farmers An iconic chain store in New Zealand reaches a milestone · The Cause of Linguistic Change

Mental Gymnastics John McCrone explains how mental exercise is being used to boost corporate brainpower · The Tasmanian Tiger · Why do we touch strangers so much? A history of the handshake offers clues

How the mind ages John McCrone explains how mental exercise is being used to boost corporate brainpower · The Tuara of New Zealand · Marketing and Mind Control How marketing and advertising appeal to the associative nature of the brain

Sweet Trouble Problems in the Australian sugar industry · Improving Patient Safety How improved drug packaging could provide some answers to patient safety issues

Bondi Bondi is Australia’s most famous beach, but how did this come about? · The Economic Effect of Climate Latitude is crucial to a nation’s strength, says Anjana Ahuja. · A closer examination of a study on verbal and non-verbal messages

Good Nuggets of Australia · Nature's Useful Designs · The art of deception Do tiny changes of facial expression show whether someone is telling lies?

Why should we study history? · Violins and very cold weather – a hypothesis Lloyd Burckle and Henri D Grissino-Mayer suggest a link between the great Italian violin makers and a mini ice-age 300 years ago · What should companies do to survive?

Footprints in the muds of time The dinosaurs may have risen to power in as little as 10,000 years... · The Constant Evolution of the Humble Tomato · Crossing the Threshold The renovated Auckland Art Gallery in New Zealand unites old and new, creating an irresistible urge to step inside

Jewels from the Sea Indigenous necklaces in Tasmania · The return of monkey life · Innovation in Business

What Lucy Taught Us A scientific finding in east Africa has changed our understanding of how humans have developed · The gender gap in New Zealand's high school examination results Results from New Zealand's new national examinations for secondary schools are giving that country some cause for concern. · The strange world of sight Seeing is believing, it is said. But, asks Richard Gregory, could it be the other any round?

Book review: Triumph of the City · Whale culture

The Iceman · Twin Study: Two of a kind · The Origin of Ancient Writing

Becoming an Expert · Revolutions in Mapping · Sir Francis Ronalds and the Telegraph

Fishbourne Roman Palace The largest Roman villa in Britain · Insect decision-making · Fear of the Unknown American companies fear that innovation is the secret of success - and that they cannot innovate

Bovids · Photovoltaics on the rooftop A natural choice for powering the family home · How should reading be taught? By Keith Rayncr a Barbara R Foorman

The pesticide-free village Gerry Marten and Dona Glee Williams report on the Indian village of Punukula, which was nearly destroyed by reliance on pesticides. · New filter promises clean water for millions An ingenious invention is set to bring clean water to developing countries, and while the science may be cutting edge, the materials are extremely down to earth. · Putting the brakes on climate change Are hydrogen cars the answer?

A Wonder Plant Bamboo is used for a wide range of purposes, but now it seems it may be under threat. · Renewable Energy An insight into the progress in renewable energy research · Inside the mind of a fan How watching sport affects the brain

Caral: an ancient South American city · Should space be explored by robots or by humans? · The dark side of the technological boom What are the effects on the individual of working in modern technological workplaces?

Developmental tasks of normal adolescence · The Ecological Importance of Bees · A new stage in the study and teaching of history

Answers Underground Burying greenhouse gases to slow global warming · Science and the Stradivarius: Uncovering the secret of quality · When People Are ‘Deaf’ to Music

Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield was a modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in New Zealand. · Australian parrots and their adaptation to habitat change · Yawning How and why we yarn still presents problems for researchers in an area which has only recently been opened up to study.

Report on a university drama project Drama student Imogen Clare-Wood describes a collaborative theatre project she took part in · Surviving city life · Movement Underwater

Effects of changes in world population · The Changing Face of Farming in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand · Learning to Walk

When maps were made for the public · Preserving Antarctic History Protecting early buildings in Antarctica · Flower Power

The last man who knew everything · The Fashion Industry · How a prehistoric predator took to the skies

Advertising Needs Attention The harder advertisers try to get your attention, the more your brain ignores them. · Growing more for less Satellite technology is helping farmers boost crop yields · The fluoridation controversy The long-standing debate about whether to fluoridate our drinking water continues

Multiple Intelligences The Implications of Multiple Intelligence Theory for Teachers · A unique golden textile A two-man project to use spider silk is achieved after 4 years · The Power of Persuasion A New Zealand restaurateur assesses some recent research from the USA

Classifying Societies · Corporate Social Responsibility · Amateur Naturalists

Building A Castle · A Study of Western Celebrity · Some views on the use of headphones

How to find your way out of a food desert Ordinary citizens have been using the internet to draw attention to the lack of healthy eating options in inner cities · The dingo debate · Pacific navigation and voyaging How people migrated to the Pacific islands

Traditional Maori medicines · Classical music over the centuries · Mapping the Mind Dr. Simon Hanson reviews Rita Carter's book Mapping the Mind

A Brief Introduction to Pepper · The Horseshoe Crab · Life on Mars? Terraforming may sound like something out of science fiction, but some believe it is possible to turn that fiction into fact.

A Brief History of Humans and Food · Why do we need the arts? Sometimes people question why we need 'the arts'; what functions do art, music, dance, and literature serve? · The significant role of mother tongue language in education

The Importance of Business Cards · The importance of law · The Voynich Manuscript

A survivor's story · Ideal Homes New ideas and some old ones · Conformity

Listening to the Ocean The results of some recent research answer some long-standing questions · Boring buildings · Marketing and the information age

The History of the Pencil · What is an unfair advantage in sport? · Theories of planet formation questioned

New perspectives on food production · Egypt's ancient boat-builders · The communication of science

Starting school later has positive effects on teens · New Zealand home textile crafts of the 1930s to 1950s Objects made by previous generations of women should be valued more highly

Computer games The early days of the video game business · Art and engineering · Charles Darwin

The Origin of Paper · A new look for Talbot Park Talbot Park, a housing project in Auckland, New Zealand, was once described as a ghetto, troubled by high rates of crime and vandalism. However, it has just been rebuilt at a cost of $48m and the project reflects some new thinking about urban design · The Analysis of Fear Researchers are investigating the processes in the brain that give rise to fear in animals. The results may lead to new ways to treat human anxiety

The Blockbuster Phenomenon: a new museum trend · Saving the Bittern · The Placebo Effect

Sorry - Who Are You? · Mammoth Kill · Keeping the fun in funfairs

How to be Happy Some recent developments in the science of happiness · The attraction of video games The world’s love of video games has much to do with people’s desires and motives · Blind to Change How much of the world around you do you really see?

The world’s first cities · Australia’s camouflaged creatures Many species of animal in Australia protect themselves by using camouflage - a way of ‘hiding’ by blending into the surroundings · The effectiveness of an online course

The growth of agriculture Some developments in Western agriculture from prehistory to the nineteenth century · The aerofoil The shape of an aeroplane’s wing plays a key role in the achievement of flight · Looking for inspiration Helen Phillips asks what makes one person more creative than another

Radiocarbon dating A profile of the scientist Nancy Athfield · How sleep helps us learn Researchers are uncovering the link between sleep and learning and how it changes throughout our lives · Petrol power: an eco-revolution?

Studies in the History of Art and Visual Culture · Sleep - who needs it? It appears that some animals can survive on remarkably little sleep. Could this also be the case for humans? · Looking at daily life in ancient Rome In this preface to a history the writer explains the factors affecting the scope of his study

Ambergris - what is it and where does it come from? · PHOTOGRAPHY Photography emerged as part of a cluster of technical inventions and innovations around the middle of the nineteenth century. Hailed as a great technological invention, it immediately became the subject of debates concerning its aesthetic status and social uses. · The long view Climate change, moon bases, cybercrime we all know the predictions, but how are they made? One expert explains the science of futurology

The Blockbuster Phenomenon: a new museum trend Museums in Australia, like other pleasure-giving public organizations, are adapting their activities so that they more closely reflect the marketplace · Saving the Bittern · The hazards of multitasking Doing more than one thing at once – is it always a good idea?

Education Philosophy · Ancient Storytelling · Stealth Forces in Weight Loss The field of weight loss is like the ancient fable about the blind men and the elephant. Each man investigates a different part of the animal and reports back, only to discover their findings are bafflingly incompatible.

The Pyramid of Cestius A 2000-year-old pyramid in the city of Rome has been restored by archaeologists · The conquest of malaria in Italy A review of Frank M Snowden's masterly history of a country's fight to eradicate a deadly disease · Images and Places A new research method uses photography to try to explain why people form an attachment to certain places

Chocolate For The Masses · The Power Of Music Robert Matthews looks at research into the effects of music · Animals predicting earthquakes? Surely it is too much to believe that animals can predict earthquakes when we haven't worked out how to do it ourselves?

Carnivorous plant They attract insects and then eat their flesh. Is that any way for a plant to behave? · Drawing Lessons from History · Neanderthal Technology

The early history of olive oil · Playing with science Is science always a serious matter? No, says Pierre Laszlo, who believes that scientists are often just like children at play · Does Class Size Matter?

The development of plastics · Lean Production - innovation in manufacturing systems · How Does Watching Sport Influence the Brain?

Rubber T and W Musgrove discuss the origins and early uses of rubber · The Myth of the Eight-hour Sleep · Living dunes Things don’t come much stranger than heaps of sand that can move and sing of their own accord - Sally Palmer investigates

Reef fish study Tom Holmes examines the relationship between size and survival in fish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef · Will Eating Less Make You Live Longer? The latest in a conflicting series of studies suggests calorie restriction could potentially slow ageing in humans · Saving the Skink What can be done to save the skink, one of New Zealand’s most endangered lizards?

Deep sea discovery Recent research has provided new insights into how fish communicate · Jellyfish - The Dominant Species · The Pirahã people of Brazil The Pirahä language has stirred up debate among experts

The history of the guitar An overview of the origins of the modern guitar · Playing soccer There are many differences between playing soccer in the street and joining a youth team in an organized league in the USA · The History of Chocolate

Dust and the American West · Urban Regeneration: an award-winning redevelopment project in Berlin · The fluoridation controversy The long-standing debate about whether to fluoridate our drinking water continues

Dolls through the ages · Biophilic Design · Biology of Bitterness To many people, grapefruit is palatable only when doused in sugar. Bitter Blockers like adenosine monophosphate could change that.

Wood: a valuable resource in New Zealand’s economy · Intelligent behaviour in birds Many people are aware of the intelligence of chimpanzees and other mammals. However, birds also demonstrate intelligent behaviour · Jean Piaget 1896-1980 Seymour Papert looks at the work of the pioneering Swiss philosopher and psychologist

Chilli Peppers · STRESS LESS · Robert Louis Stevenson The writer of some of the best-known stories in the English language, including Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tulip Mania · Roller coaster: the great fairground attraction How they move · Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art Katelin Butler, returning to her home city of Hobart, reflects on how a new museum has brought about change

The history of the bar code · From princes to paupers: how Goya's portraits tell the story of Spain · Memory Champions ... or just good at tricks

The Oldest Leather Shoe · Pantomime · The tuatara – past and future

Katsushika Hokusai · Should we stop eating meat? Some claim that it's the only way to save our planet from disaster. But is it really that simple? · Travelling Plants

Charles Heaphy and the settlement of New Zealand How did the work of an English artist influence European migration to New Zealand? · Bird Migration · Look – who was talking Stephen Oppenheimer explores the origins of human speech

<p>Steam across the water</p><p>A look at the early history of boats powered by steam</p> · <p>IQ Scores</p><p>How they are changing and what the changes</p> · Practical Learning in the Classroom A teacher describes a case study involving middle school students and traditional earthen architecture

Australia's cane toad problem Australia to control pests has itself become a pest · Farmers An iconic chain store in New Zealand reaches a milestone · LIFE ON MARS?

The History of the Chicken The story begins 10,000 years ago in a jungle in Asia and ends today in kitchens all over the world · A study of introvert and extrovert characters · Seeing the colour of sounds, hearing the colour of numbers When the senses mix together

The Pixar Story The animation studio Pixar has experienced a number of challenges in its short history · A mechanical friend for children · The peopling of Patagonia Anthropologists continue to investigate human migration to Patagonia at the southern tip of South America

Western Immigration of Canada · Why don't we sleep? · Understanding symbols Judy DeLoache describes her research into the difficulties children experience with symbols

Game theory Computer software that models human behaviour can make forecasts, outsmart rivals, and transform negotiations · Optimism and Health · New Technology in New Zealand's Health Service

William Gilbert and Magnetism · Multi-tasking and the brain · <p>The benefits of learning an instrument</p><p>Studies show that learning a musical instrument can bring about significant improvements in your brain</p>

The English gentleman farmer who revolutionised the practice of agriculture · The internal body clock Each of our cells has an internal ‘clock’ which dictates our daily rhythms. But why? · <p>The origin of language </p>

Ahead of its time A chance discovery in New Zealand has challenged the country's recorded history · REMOVING UNWANTED NOISE · An enterprise education programme in Hong Kong

The Whale Goes to Court A remarkable legal drama in the U.S.A. · Herbal Medicine · Science in the kitchen Chefs are bringing a new standard of experimentation and precision to their cooking.

The Origins of Weather Forecasting · The importance of icebergs to ocean life · The Dunedin study

Candles · Introduction to a book about the assessment of carbon footprints · The Science of Shopping

The Baobabs of Madagascar The ancient baobabs of Madagascar are some of the largest and most distinctive trees in the world, but they face an uncertain future · Coins – the first form of money · Creating a Better Grapefruit By blocking the right taste receptors, biotech researchers turn bitter into sweet

Andrew Carnegie: industrialist and philanthropist · Translating: a key to international understanding? · The mystery of Easter Island What could possibly explain the lack of vegetation on Easter Island?

NEW UNDERSTANDING OF GIRAFFES IN THE WILD · Healthy buildings, productive people Indoor building can influence our thinking, behavior and health · Child’s Play in Medieval England Professor Nicholas Orme investigates childhood in the Middle Ages

Traditional Farming in Zambia's Luapula Province · Babies cry in their mother tongue · Ancient Rome: archaeologists are trying to understand more about the early history of the city

The origins of tennis · John Ray and the Study of Plants · Sir Francis Ronalds 1788 – 1873 An early pioneer in the story of long-distance communication

HEALTH IN THE WILD Many animals seem able to treat their illnesses themselves. Humans may have a thing or two to learn from them. · SPEAKING OF NOTHING Why we talk about the weather and other trivial · CHANGES TO THE SOVIET UNION’S WORKING WEEK

SEAWEED · THE HISTORY OF CELTIC LANGUAGE · The psychology of new product adoption John Gourville explores the reasons why consumers don't always buy new products.

Australia's Airborne Dentists · Public art programs: research update · 200 Years of Australian Landscapes at the Royal Academy in London This exhibition promises to chart the evolution of a nation through its art, but not everyone agrees with the reasons behind the choice of artwork

Cranberry Fruit The story of a unique North American crop · Dark Chocolate’s Health-giving Benefits Researchers are investigating whether taking dark chocolate daily can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke · All in the family

The Olmec and their great stone heads · CORAL REEFS Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. · Rebranding Art Museums A study of the reopened National Gallery of Victoria

The history of the pencil - ver 2 · How do plants talk to each other? Research shows that plants communicate and interact with each other in surprisingly subtle and sophisticated ways · Star Performers Most organisations are looking for talent. But what if they’ve got it wrong, asks Jeffrey Pfeffer

Face recognition in everyday life · THE BEGINNING OF THE CONSUMER AGE How the public became mass consumers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries · Linguistic diversity

A Brief History of Glassmaking · The return of the black-footed ferret The rise, fall, and rise of one of North America’s rarest mammals · Rights for apes Humans have rights, other animals don’t – no matter how human-like they are. Kate Douglas investigates the controversial campaign to get that changed

Sleep Study on Modern-Day Hunter-Gatherers Dispels Popular Notions · Bristlecone Pines · LOSS OF RARE LANGUAGES

William Kamkwamba · White mountain, green tourism

Urban farming · Forest management in Pennsylvania, USA · Conquering Earth’s space junk problem

INSOMNIA - THE ENEMY OF SLEEP · Pollution in the Oceans · Alternative Farming Methods in Oregon

Diabetes · Contaminating the Arctic · THE STORY OF COFFEE

Cleaning up the Thames · Persuasion and Smell · Deer Farming in Australia

COD IN TROUBLE · The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections · Skiing’s Effect on the Environment

Wildfires · The History of Papermaking in the United Kingdom · PROBLEMS WITH WATER

The Death of Wild Salmon · The Can - A Brief History Lesson · Our Shortening Attention Spans

The Ozone Hole · The Canals of De Lesseps · Olive Oil Production

Malaria · Smart Packaging · The Cause of the Next Ice Age

PHRENOLOGY - A VICTORIAN SCIENCE · DETECTING DECEPTION · The History of Paper

What is Intelligence? · Pilotage - The Original Pilots · Hydrogen Cars

The Ecological Impact of Fish Farming · Sleep-ins for High School Students · Bilingualism

Farming in Dorado · Sea Glider Shows Underwater Potential · Monarch Butterflies

A Brief History of Roads · Whale Sharks · Lister and Surgical Sterilisation

Crop Dusting in the United States · Today's Jellyfish Problem · Instant Coffee

How to Grow Bananas · Tidal Power · Thermal Vents

The Qattara Depression · Ageing populations · The Forests of Scotland

A Short History of English Dictionaries · Göbekli Tepe · Stammering

Materials to take us beyond concrete · The steam car · The case for mixed-ability classes

Why we need to protect polar bears · The Step Pyramid of Djoser · The future of work

The White Horse of Uffington · I contain multitudes · How to make wise decisions

Roman shipbuilding and navigation · Climate change reveals ancient artefacts in Norway’s glaciers · Plant ‘thermometer’ triggers springtime growth by measuring night-time heat

Roman tunnels · Changes in reading habits · Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence

William Henry Perkin · Is There Anybody Out There? · The history of the tortoise

Hearing impairment in children · Venus in Transit · A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently

Attitudes to Language · Tidal Power · Information Theory

The Life and Work of Marie Curie · Young Children's Sense of Identity · The Development of Museums

Stepwells · European Transport Systems 1990–2010 · The Psychology of Innovation

Tea and the Industrial Revolution · Gifted Children and Learning · Museums of Fine Art and Their Public

The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism · Autumn Leaves · Beyond the Blue Horizon

The Megafires of California · Second Nature · When Evolution Runs Backwards

Crop-growing Skyscrapers · The Falkirk Wheel · Reducing the Effects of Climate Change

Raising the Mary Rose · What Destroyed the Civilisation of Easter Island? · Neuroaesthetics

The Story of Silk · Great Migrations · Preface to 'The World of Mathematics'

Research Using Twins · An Introduction to Film Sound · This Marvellous Invention

CORK · COLLECTING AS A HOBBY · WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF GAINING KNOWLEDGE?

The Risks Agriculture Faces in Developing Countries · The Lost City · The Benefits of Being Bilingual

Flying Tortoises · The Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography · Music and the Emotions

The History of Glass · Bring Back the Big Cats · UK Companies Need More Effective Boards of Directors

Case Study: Tourism New Zealand Website · Why being bored is stimulating – and useful, too · Artificial Artist?

Bringing Cinnamon to Europe · Oxytocin · Making the most of Trends

The Coconut Palm · How baby talk gives infant brains a boost · Whatever happened to the Harappan Civilisation?

Cutty Sark: the fastest sailing ship of all time · Saving the Soil · Book Review: The Happiness Industry

THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S PLAY · THE GROWTH OF BIKE-SHARING SCHEMES AROUND THE WORLD · MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

ALEXANDER HENDERSON (1831–1913) · BACK TO THE FUTURE OF SKYSCRAPER DESIGN · WHY COMPANIES SHOULD WELCOME DISORDER

THE CONCEPT OF INTELLIGENCE · SAVING BUGS TO FIND NEW DRUGS · THE POWER OF PLAY

THE SECRET OF STAYING YOUNG · WHY ZOOS ARE GOOD · HOW BAD IS OCEAN GARBAGE, REALLY?

NUTMEG: A VALUABLE SPICE · DRIVERLESS CARS · WHAT IS EXPLORATION?

COULD URBAN ENGINEERS LEARN FROM DANCE? · SHOULD WE TRY TO BRING EXTINCT SPECIES BACK TO LIFE? · HAVING A LAUGH

HENRY MOORE (1898–1986) · THE DESOLENATOR: PRODUCING CLEAN WATER · WHY FAIRY TALES ARE REALLY SCARY TALES

THE RETURN OF THE HUARANGO · SILBO GOMERO: THE WHISTLE 'LANGUAGE' OF THE CANARY ISLANDS · ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES OF BIG BUSINESSES

WHY WE NEED TO PROTECT POLAR BEARS · THE STEP PYRAMID OF DJOSER · THE FUTURE OF WORK

THE WHITE HORSE OF UFFINGTON · I CONTAIN MULTITUDES (BOOK REVIEW) · HOW TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS

ROMAN SHIPBUILDING AND NAVIGATION · CLIMATE CHANGE REVEALS ANCIENT ARTEFACTS IN NORWAY'S GLACIERS · PLANT 'THERMOMETER' TRIGGERS SPRINGTIME GROWTH

ROMAN TUNNELS · CHANGES IN READING HABITS · ATTITUDES TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The development of the London underground railway · Stadiums: past, present and future · To catch a king

The Dead Sea Scrolls · A second attempt at domesticating the tomato · Insight or evolution?

The thylacine · Palm oil · Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan’s Skyscrapers

Bats to the rescue · Does education fuel economic growth? · Timur Gareyev – blindfold chess champion

URBAN FARMING · FOREST MANAGEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA, USA · CONQUERING EARTH'S SPACE JUNK PROBLEM

STONEHENGE · LIVING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · AN IDEAL CITY

MATERIALS TO TAKE US BEYOND CONCRETE · THE STEAM CAR · THE CASE FOR MIXED-ABILITY CLASSES

GREEN ROOFS · THE GROWTH MINDSET · ALFRED WEGENER

HOW TENNIS RACKETS HAVE CHANGED · THE PIRATES OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN · THE PERSISTENCE AND PERIL OF MISINFORMATION

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN BRITAIN · ATHLETES AND STRESS · AN INQUIRY INTO THE EXISTENCE OF THE GIFTED CHILD

ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER EVIDENCE OF PREHISTORIC ISLAND SETTLERS · THE GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS · IS THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL SPEECH TRANSLATION UPON US?

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN · DEEP-SEA MINING · THE UNSELFISH GENE

The kākāpō · Reintroducing elms to Britain · How stress affects our judgement

Manatees · Procrastination · Invasion of the Robot Umpires

Frozen Food · Can the planet's coral reefs be saved? · Robots and us

Georgia O'Keeffe · Adapting to the effects of climate change · A new role for livestock guard dogs

The development of the London underground railway · Stadiums: past, present and future · To catch a king

The Dead Sea Scrolls · A second attempt at domesticating the tomato · Insight or evolution?

The thylacine · Palm oil · Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan’s Skyscrapers

Bats to the rescue · Does education fuel economic growth? · Timur Gareyev – blindfold chess champion

Stonehenge · Living with artificial intelligence · An ideal city

Green roofs · The growth mindset · Alfred Wegener: science, exploration and the theory of continental drift

How tennis rackets have changed · The pirates of the ancient Mediterranean · The persistence and peril of misinformation

The Industrial Revolution in Britain · Athletes and stress · An inquiry into the existence of the gifted child

Archaeologists discover evidence of prehistoric island settlers · The global importance of wetlands · Is the era of artificial speech translation upon us?

The impact of climate change on butterflies in Britain · Deep-sea mining · The Unselfish Gene

The kākāpō · To Britain · How stress affects our judgement

Manatees · Procrastination · Invasion of the Robot Umpires

Frozen Food · Can the planet's coral reefs be saved? · Robots and us

Georgia O'Keeffe · Adapting to the effects of climate change · A new role for livestock guard dogs

The Davies Sisters · Why we need silence · Book review: The World of Sugar by Ulbe Bosma

Do animals dream? · Mapungubwe · Artificial Intelligence

Saving the saiga · The problems of getting around the city of Dar es Salaam · Rethinking the Past

The problems and benefits created by the spread of the water hyacinth in Kenya · How could multilingualism benefit India's poorest schoolchildren? · The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft