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Space
NASA plans first interplanetary CubeSat mission for Mars lander
CubeSats promise cheap, easy access to low-Earth orbit, but none has ever gone to deep space. That's about to change with a mission called Mars Cube One
News
Health
Death of the autopsy leaves us in the dark about misdiagnosis
News
Physics
Philae awakes: What next for probe after 7 month nap on comet?
News
60 Seconds
News
Health
Homosexuality ‘not un-African’: report undermines anti-gay laws
News
Earth
Green awareness in US states linked to success in emissions cuts
News
Earth
UK fracking wells get thumbs up from planners
News
Physics
Einstein kills Schr枚dinger’s cat: Relativity ruins quantum world
News
Earth
Dual asteroid strike hints at chaos in the inner solar system
News
Earth
Pope’s moral mission on global warming to shift US climate wars
News
Environment
This single-celled bug has the world’s most extraordinary eye
News
Health
Some people can resist the ravages of HIV 鈥 here’s how
News
Health
Get stuffed: Super-filling food satisfies your hunger for longer
News
Earth
Climate change causing a headache for Assam tea growers in India
News
Life
Voracious carnivores caught knocking back sugary flower nectar
News
Physics
Antigravity pump lifts water upwards with no power source
News
Environment
Zoologger: Decorator crabs accessorise to avoid being eaten
News
Health
First circadian clock transplant allows E. coli to keep time
News
Physics
Tiny origami robot self-folds, walks and recycles itself
News
Health
Let them fidget! Squirming around helps children with ADHD focus
News
Technology
Voice recognition is so good I wrote this story without typing
News
Technology
Style software gives fashion tips after judging what you wear
News
Technology
Silence of the drones: How to quiet that annoying aerial buzz
News
Technology
One Per Cent
News
Technology
Cyber citizen tool shows which countries’ laws cover our surfing
News
Opinion
Earth
A green divide to keep us and nature apart would harm, not heal
New greens suggest we shift to cities and focus on technology to reduce our land use and leave nature to heal. Let's not head for the hills, says Fred Pearce
Opinion
Earth
‘Plant messiah’ dodges crocodiles to save rare water lilies
Opinion
Technology
I want to give you a thoughtful home, not just a smart one
Opinion
Features
Hubble at 25: The most inspirational images from space
Hubble's given us a quarter of a century of inspiring images. We asked a group of scientists, researchers and even a Martian rover to share their favourites
Features
Physics
WIMPZILLAs: Monster particles from the dawn of time
Features
Earth
Coral comeback: Reefs have secret weapon against climate change
Features
Humans
Self-confidence school: Can you really fake it to make it?
Features
Culture
Earth
Conservation dilemmas: Is a shopping mall as alive as a wolf?
It鈥檚 getting tricky to work out what we mean by 鈥渁live鈥 and worthy of conservation efforts. Two new books explore this strange frontier
Culture
Earth
How to see the world: Understanding our visual culture
Culture
Earth
Spirals in Time: Uncover the secrets in seashells
Culture