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Your brain on LSD: a guide through the most mind-blowing psychedelics research © Getty

Your brain on LSD: a guide through the most mind-blowing psychedelics research

A history of robots, from ancient Greece to 19th Century London © Getty Images

Future Technology

A history of robots, from ancient Greece to 19th Century London

Take a look inside the new Dune graphic novel adapted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Raúl Allen and Patricia Martín, published by Abrams ComicArts © 2020 Herbert Properties LLC

Take a look inside the new Dune graphic novel

The friendship paradox: You'll never be as popular on social media as your friends © Getty Images

Everyday science

The friendship paradox: You’ll never be as popular on social media as your friends

A graphic introduction to human history © Getty Images

A graphic introduction to human history from Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

Antarctica: An icy time machine © Alamy

How Antarctic ice can help us travel back in time

Who really found the continent of Antarctica? © Getty Images

Who really found the continent of Antarctica?

Here’s what could happen if you fell into a black hole © Getty Images

Here’s what could happen if you fell into a black hole

How to solve a cipher © Getty Images

Everyday science

How to solve a cipher

Why are all planets round? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why are all planets round?

What wildlife can I see on Britain's rocky shores? © Sophie Lake and Durwyn Liley

What wildlife can I see on Britain’s rocky shores?

The six numbers that define the entire Universe © Getty Images

The six numbers that define the entire Universe

Hypothalamic amenorrhoea: When lifestyle delays your period © Getty Images

Hypothalamic amenorrhoea When your lifestyle delays your period

Do you need a crane to build a crane? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do you need a crane to build a crane?

How a group of genius bears outwitted one US town © Getty

The simple ways bears can easily outwit humans