science
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With the third New Frontiers missions, Nasa hope to capture material from the speeding asteroid Bennu and bring it safely to Earth for research and analysis
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Buildings shook and multiple explosions continued for several minutes at site where SpaceX was scheduled to carry Facebook’s first satellite launch into orbit
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Injections of the antibody aducanumab appear to slow condition in patients at earliest stages of disease, raising hopes for treatment
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Lots of companies offer ambidexterity training that promises to improve cognitive power. But research shows this is a complex area – and there are risks
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Team of scientists manning Ratan-600 telescope said the signal they believed at first to have originated from a distant star had a ‘probable terrestrial origin’
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Mind gamers, put your attentional capacity to the test
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Circular foundations excavated on Rosemary Island date to the end of the last ice age – a time of ‘environmental stress’ for the Indigenous inhabitants
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This autumn promises to be a tense one as the foodie craze has forced national park authorities to ban all foraging of fungi
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key issues
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SpaceSpaceUS astronaut Don Pettit's photographs of space – in picturesDuring 370 days aboard the ISS, Pettit created a unique collection of photos documenting the Earth, the universe and life on board the ship. The results have been published in Spaceborne
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BiologyBiologyFree-for-all by wild mushroom pickers puts woodland habitats at riskThis autumn promises to be a tense one as the foodie craze has forced national park authorities to ban all foraging of fungi
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GeneticsGeneticsAre drought-resistant crops in Africa the tech fix they're cracked up to be?Biotech companies and non-profits are investing heavily in drought-resistant crops, but doubts remain over whether they are the best option for farmers
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Medical researchMedical researchHPV infection rates plummet after vaccine with China the next frontierA decade after the vaccine was introduced, research shows dramatic success. Australian scientist Ian Frazer says his collaborator Jian Zhou will be ‘vindicated’ when it becomes available in the Chinese market this year
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PsychologyPsychologyChange blindness: can you spot the difference?Mind gamers, put your attentional capacity to the test
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PhysicsPhysicsOpen Sesame: particle accelerator project brings Middle East togetherIn a region racked by conflict and tension, an ambitious research centre is fostering cooperation and scientific advancement
in depth
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Terrawatch: A team of glaciologists have been collecting 130-metre long ice cores from Mont Blanc for analysis now and in the future
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opinion
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Editorial: Neither miracle nor catastrophe, GM crops must be priced for the benefit of farmers
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Loose canon: Yuval Noah Harari’s new book Homo Deus imagines a world in which life is painless, purposeless and long
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pictures & video
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In a new website launching today, the public and scientists alike will be able to explore interactive 3D models of skulls and artefacts rescued from the wreck
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Using images from Nasa, Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram has created a lunar installation featuring moonbathing and a soundtrack by composer Dan Jones
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A SpaceX rocket explodes on the launch pad at the air force station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday morning
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An explosion occurred at a SpaceX launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday morning. Nasa reports SpaceX was conducting a test-firing of an unmanned rocket at the time of the explosion. The routine test was in advance of a Saturday launch
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Cameras outside the International Space Station captures views from 257 miles above the Earth of three Hurricanes Lester, Madeline and Gaston
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A new exoplanet has been discovered just outside our solar system, four light years away from Earth, and may have liquid water on its surface
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A faked ritual killing filmed in a courtyard at Cern, the Geneva particle physics research complex, has prompted an investigation
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New Mary Rose website to help public and scientists unravel wreck's mysteries