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Brick by brick

2025-09-17 18:01:00

Photo of a middle-aged man climbing a red ladder on a tall brick industrial chimney with a cityscape in the background.

‘I didn’t think I’d get the job!’ How the cheery steeplejack Fred Dibnah dismantled an industrial chimney one brick at a time

- by Aeon Video

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In the glow of the candle

2025-09-16 18:00:00

Painting of a group gathered around an orrery, with expressions of curiosity and wonder illuminated by its light.

Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art. Eclipsed in his lifetime, his work still burns with radical ideas

- by Charlotte Mullins

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Waska

2025-09-15 18:01:00

Photo of a person sitting in a boat on a river surrounded by lush green jungle under a cloudy sky.

Ayahuasca forms part of the resistance to extractivism and commodification for the Kichwa of Sarayuku, Ecuadorian Amazon

- by Aeon Video

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When sleeping volcanoes wake

2025-09-15 18:00:00

A volcanic crater lake with green water surrounded by mist and rocky terrain.

The next global disaster may be triggered by a catastrophic eruption. How can we prepare for the fire beneath our feet?

- by Mike Cassidy

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Katie’s story

2025-09-12 18:00:00

Photo of a car’s interior at night with motion blur, showing a driver’s arm steering through illuminated streets.

Frontotemporal dementia is rare and ruthless. When it robbed Katie of her husband at 33, his story became her life’s work

- by Lynn Hallarman

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Live forever

2025-09-11 18:01:00

Close-up digital illustration of a lysosome showing detailed proteins in various colours on its surface.

Zooming into the molecular level, this dazzling animation shows how the biological clock is set to zero to form new life

- by Aeon Video

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