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Why are moths drawn to flames?

How new camera technology that captures fast-flying insects at night explains the age-old mystery of moths drawn to flames- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Sikien of Koutammakou

‘A work of art, a home, and a place of worship’ – the striking earthen castles at the centre of Batammariba cultural identity- by Aeon...

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Sleep is delicious

The idea that we should reduce sleep to an efficient minimum in our lives gets something fundamentally wrong- by Sara ProtasiRead on Aeon

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Sara Protasi

Desert survivors

Desert survivors

Listen to this essay An ominous low rumble rose from the forest. I could see the Scimitar family amassing at the eastern edge of the clearing. The...

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Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell

Voices from the abyss

Voices from the abyss

Since the 1930s, the La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco in southwestern Mexico have performed shows for the public, climbing steep and jagged...

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Cosmic imposters

Cosmic imposters

Listen to this essay What came first, the chicken or the egg? Perhaps a silly conundrum already solved by Darwinian biology. But nature has...

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Gideon Koekoek

Lean on me

Lean on me

Nearly one in four US adults provides unpaid care for a relative or friend because of ageing, illness or disability – a responsibility that can...

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Ni N’akul nid’as (Free people)

Ni N’akul nid’as (Free people)

‘Your house is not where your heart’s at.’ Irish Travellers are an Indigenous ethnic minority of Ireland, with an estimated population of 40,000,...

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From cells to selves

From cells to selves

Listen to this essay One can easily imagine Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker (1904) tortured by deep philosophical questions such as ‘Who am I? What is...

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Anna Ciaunica

The guitarist’s palette

The guitarist’s palette

In the hands of a great performer, the classical guitar can mesmerise audiences with its beauty, emotional power and subtlety. The 20th century was...

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Craig Ogden

A wondrous brew

A wondrous brew

Listen to this essay In a large hut on the edge of the Peruvian Amazon, 12 strangers gathered to transcend the modern world and find psychedelic...

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Alex K Gearin