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How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

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How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

zejiada December 17, 2020

By The Ibex Dunes in Death Valley, California, are stereotypical shape-shifting, wind-blown golden dunesAlex Noriega THE Israeli...

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Bohr's Copenhagen: Physics past and future: Denmark

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Bohr's Copenhagen: Physics past and future: Denmark

zejiada December 17, 2020

6 days September 2021   Register now at tours@newscientist.com and we will contact you later in the year...

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Covid-19 news: England will see more regions moved into tier three

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Covid-19 news: England will see more regions moved into tier three

zejiada December 17, 2020

  A shopper walks past an Evening Standard newspaper stand in central London on 16 December, as...

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Here’s why it is so hellishly hard to give up your car to go green

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Here’s why it is so hellishly hard to give up your car to go green

zejiada December 17, 2020

IN FEBRUARY, before the coronavirus epidemic became a pandemic, I took the plunge and . I figured...

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The science of the Antarctic: A fly-cruise expedition

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The science of the Antarctic: A fly-cruise expedition

zejiada December 17, 2020

17 days from £13,250 17 November 2021 Join New Scientist for a fly cruise expedition exploring the...

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Eastern Alps may have been ice-free in the time of Ötzi the Iceman

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Eastern Alps may have been ice-free in the time of Ötzi the Iceman

zejiada December 17, 2020

By Aerial view of the dome-shaped Weißseespitze glacierAndrea Fischer Glaciers in the Ötztal Alps in Austria are...

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The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

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The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

zejiada December 17, 2020

By Humans are without doubt overexploiting the world’s resourcesKeith Sherwood/Getty Images IN THE once-seedy district of Soho,...

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Ancient caves: Origins of the Neanderthals: France

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Ancient caves: Origins of the Neanderthals: France

zejiada December 17, 2020

9 days for earlybird price of £2,999 4 September 2021 Step back in time on a journey to...

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Learn to dig Mycenaean archaeology: Greece

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Learn to dig Mycenaean archaeology: Greece

zejiada December 17, 2020

7 days for £1,995 14 May and 4 June 2021 An interactive tour of the key Mycenaean...

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The secret weapon in the war between pet cats and wildlife

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The secret weapon in the war between pet cats and wildlife

zejiada December 17, 2020

By Shutterstock/EvaGai ARIE TROUWBORST wasn’t expecting death threats when he published last November. An environmental law specialist...

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