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Deinococcus radiodurans

Life

Radiation-resistant bacteria could survive journey from Earth to Mars

Bacteria strapped to the outside of the International Space Station were still alive three years later, suggesting that microbes could travel on asteroids between planets

News

Science with Sam

Science with Sam: What is a black hole? And could you survive one?

Video

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Physics

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Features

ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

Space

ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

Regulars

Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

Comment

bricks and LED

Physics

Ordinary bricks laced with conductive fibres can store energy

News

person walking on hillside

Technology

Fabric repels both oil and water thanks to clever silicone coating

News

razor blade

Physics

We just figured out why shaving soft hair blunts steel razor blades

News

Nutrition memes forget that there is no such thing as a 'healthy food'

Health

Nutrition memes forget that there is no such thing as a 'healthy food'

Comment

The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

Humans

The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

If you like old fashioned sci-fi of the multistranded, multidimensional epic variety, The Expanse could be for you, says Emily Wilson

Culture

Space

SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

News

Question

What is peer review?

Definition

Panspermia

Definition

Goldilocks zone

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