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mantis shrimp

Life

Mantis shrimps punch with the force of a bullet - and now we know how

The mantis shrimp has an incredibly fast punch, and it’s because of a structure called a saddle that stores energy and then releases it like an archer's bow

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Space

Red Moon review: History lessons power great new lunar future novel

Culture

Sci fi character

Life

Don’t Miss: Paranoid sci-fi, heat-reactive art and alcohol’s evolution

Culture

New Call of Duty trials no-helmet immersion - using superblack paint

Technology

New Call of Duty trials no-helmet immersion - using superblack paint

Culture

Actors Nadi Kemp-Sayfi and Sam Redway

Life

War With the Newts review – this is smart sci-fi theatre at its best

Culture

coelacanth

Life

Ancient 'living fossil' fish has scales that act as adaptable armour

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<i>Paywall: The business of scholarship</i> review – analysis of a scandal

Comment

Paywall: The business of scholarship review – analysis of a scandal

Culture

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Physics

Hundreds of physicists condemn sexist talk at CERN on women in physics

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It has been a good/bad week for women in physics

Comment

It has been a good/bad week for women in physics

Leader

needle and thread

Health

Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches

Most flesh wounds are repaired with sutures, but they cause extra damage to the skin. A bandage made of silk and gold, sealed with laser light, could solve that

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Physics

Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3m Breakthrough prize for pulsars discovery

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Life

Exclusive: Chinese sci-fi genius Cixin Liu on humanity's deadly future

Culture

Comment

Why an orbiting moon station is the worst idea of the new space age

Comment

Physics

Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood

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