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From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack

They might not be especially striking to look at–if you can see them at all–but seeds are among the natural world’s most awe-inspiring marvels, says John Lewis-Stempel

From Regency medicine men to the technicolour world of The Beatles, the history of psychedelic mushrooms is richer than we might expect, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

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