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Colombian jungle and hills (Credit: Sergio Fabara)
Best of BBC Future

The pristine jungle cut off by war

By Jose Luis Penarredonda

This photo of Barack Obama circulated in 2008, but is fake - the clock is a clue, a reference to a Hillary Clinton TV ad about picking up the phone at 3:00 (Credit: Snopes)
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How to spot fake photos
By Tiffanie Wen
The STS-50, which has links to Russian organised crime, highlights many of the problems faced by those who police global fisheries (Credit: Sea Shepherd)
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The hunt to catch the fish pirates
By Richard Gray
For further clarity, the dots here are annotated. So what does the shape mean? (Credit: Electronic Frontier Foundation/CC BY 3.0)
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Why printers add secret tracking dots
By Chris Baraniuk
Calorie restriction involves a permanent reduction in a diet (Credit: Getty Images)
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The secret to a long and healthy life?
By Alex Riley
The programme, Chibanda believes, can serve as a blueprint for any community (Credit: The Friendship Bench Zimbabwe)
In Depth
Zimbabwe's radical cure for depression
By Rachel Nuwer from Zimbabwe
Like other popular areas including Sunny Isles and Hollywood Beach, Miami Beach is a narrow barrier island with the ocean on one side (Credit: Alamy)
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Miami’s fight against rising seas
By Amanda Ruggeri
Cat being stroked (Credit: Getty Images)
Ask a Stupid Question
Why do we think cats are unfriendly?
By Stephen Dowling
On the crowded streets of Mumbai, trains and bicycles are quicker than cars and motorbikes (Credit: Getty Images)
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The world's best food delivery service
By Edd Gent
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The tribe that sees like no one else
By David Robson
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The 'quiet eye' trick of elite athletes
By David Robson
Boeing 747 (Credit: Getty Images)
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The plane that shrank the world
By Stephen Dowling
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