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Space

Gecko Gripper blasts off to help design space-crawling robots

Tuesday's Cygnus launch to the International Space Station carried material inspired by gecko feet. It could help robots crawl over the ISS's exterior

News

Cartoon of man in suit holding a gavel, sweating, with his hand over his moutn, with a bottle of milk in front of him

Space

Feedback: Lawmakers’ raw milk celebrations hit a sour note

Regulars

Scientist Inside A Fusion Reactor

Technology

New alloys could lead to next generation of nuke plant metals

News

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Life

Feedback: Blue miracle tonic is high on pH, low on evidence

Regulars

Coltrane

Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

CultureLab

Designs from Islamic art

Technology

Material that can grow when stretched is inspired by Islamic art

News

Shape-shifting matter could let houses crumple themselves away

Technology

Shape-shifting matter could let houses crumple themselves away

News

Puzzle game launched to help program quantum computers

Technology

Puzzle game launched to help program quantum computers

News

Looking up at a skyscraper under construction

Technology

Skyscrapers of the future will be held together with glue

Opinion

Physics

Feedback: Quantum theory and the science of queueing

Loose screws and the uncertainty principle, one weird travel trick to drop a dress size, Sting sings to wine barrels, and more

Regulars

Space

Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

Features

Physics

With science if at first you don’t succeed, keep trying

Leader

Physics

Quantum weirdness may hide an orderly reality after all

News

Competition: Your chance to have a sci-fi idea made into a film

CultureLab