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The oldest star chart in the world was made in China more than 2,300 years ago, a hotly debated preprint study finds.

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This week’s bookcase includes reviews of It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara and The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien.

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As Donald Trump shakes up the very institutions, alliances, and free trade order that have underpinned America’s global ...