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Space

My astronaut diary: A space tourist’s long countdown

Star-filled parties and a flight on the Vomit Comet: a ticket to space with Virgin Galactic has already led to some extraordinary trips

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Health

The germ detectives: Tracking the DNA to patient zero

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Earth

Don’t abandon ship! How to salvage a mega-vessel

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Earth

Primeval planet: What if humans had never existed?

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Humans

The man who weighed thoughts

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Earth

Summon the bee bots: Can flying robots save our crops?

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Health

Written in blood: Your life history in just one drop

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Health

Ancient afflictions: Mummies got heart disease too

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Earth

Saving Elmo: Why we fought to protect one urban tree

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Physics

Forgotten force: The other great cosmic attractor

Could a field 10 million times weaker than a fridge magnet have shaped the universe? New cosmos-penetrating detectors are solving the big magnetic mystery

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Health

Fit for thinking: The best brain boosters

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Health

Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

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Life

Cell tails: A surprising number

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Health

Cell tails: Lines of communication

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