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How to take better photos with your smartphone, thanks to computational photography By: Rob Layton Each time you snap a photo with your smartphone – depending on the make and model – it may perform more than a trillion operations for just that single image. Yes, you expect it to do the usual...

The hidden benefits of birdsong by: Natalia Zielonka and Simon Butler Our natural soundscapes are falling silent as bird populations decline. To improve our lives, we must invest in conservation. A male Chaffinch. Photograph Levina de Ruijter Imagine you’re walking across rolling hills that...