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Even with all our technology and knowledge of the dangers of Antarctica, it can remain deadly for anyone who goes there, writes @Martha_Rosamund.https://bbc.in/2DlzU7u 

Can technology truly replace the human touch or parental instinct?https://bbc.in/2DiO7Sz 

Could towing a 85-100 million-tonne iceberg to Cape Town help to solve their water crisis? @TimSmedley reports.https://bbc.in/2PT7jYB 

At 110m long (361ft), 34m wide (112ft) and 30m (98ft) high, it was one of the largest structures of its kind in the world at the time, writes @MarkPiesing.https://bbc.in/2DeLuRS 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the beholder’s opinions can change in an instant. @CrystalPonti.https://bbc.in/2NtoJ1d 

Welcome to the future: at once weird and mundane. @strwbilly.https://bbc.in/2Nt0rVm 

Overall, evidence that added sugar directly causes type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity or cancer is thin, writes @Jessica_E_Brownhttps://bbc.in/2NnYJo0 

In 1907, the state of Indiana passed a law requiring institutionalised persons to be sterilised – the world’s first eugenics law, writes @write_noisehttps://bbc.in/2NqDYYG 

Taking the caffeine out of coffee is no mean feat.https://bbc.in/2NhHqVw 

By harnessing the energy they create, hot springs can be used to grow seasonal food year-round, writes @daliahsinger.https://bbc.in/2NIOhab 

For the last decade at least 10 ‘solid bulk cargo’ carriers have been lost at sea each year.https://bbc.in/2xrwGJt 

From ordering you a pizza to translating text into elvish and even testing driverless cars, Yandex sees itself as so much more than the Google of Russia.https://bbc.in/2MG9EE9 

Early IUDs were made from all sorts of materials, including bone and cat guts.https://bbc.in/2MOlstb 

Beware of flashcards, they might make you overconfident.https://bbc.in/2NmTpAi 

China has more solar energy capacity than any other country in the world.https://bbc.in/2NsiTfC 

Residents must have their appendixes removed as a precaution, as the nearest major hospital is more than 1,000km away.https://bbc.in/2NIav8U 

By identifying the role genetics plays in educational attainment, researchers could be able to identify children who will need education help early on.https://bbc.in/2NvkKRe 

“‘Water from air’ devices could go a long way towards solving the world’s freshwater problem,” writes @TimSmedley.https://bbc.in/2NWtZqo 

In Asia, 27% of women use an IUD for contraception; in North America, 6.1%, writes @ZariaGorvett.https://bbc.in/2MOlstb