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Don't miss: Immersive memories, DIY starships and the secret of life

The Holocaust is recalled by filmmaker Daria Martin, space video game Genesis Alpha One launches and physicist Paul Davies seeks the secrets of life in his new book

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What's inside nothing? This laser will rip it up to find out

Physics

What's inside nothing? This laser will rip it up to find out

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First moon plants sprout in China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment

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First moon plants sprout in China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment

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The Republican Reversal shows how the US party is like Soviet Russia

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The Republican Reversal shows how the US party is like Soviet Russia

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Despite all the grim news, the world is becoming a better place for us

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Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Mind

How best to talk to your science-denying relatives this Christmas

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Environment

Six spectacular ice phenomena to look out for this winter

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Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

Mind

Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

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Physics

The quantum trick that can help you live a better life – probably

Quantum theory suggests everything that can happen, does. Now a phone app gives us a way to exploit this weirdness – and enjoy the best of all possible worlds

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Humans

Toys are us: How childhood objects may have shaped human history

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Life

How busting some moves on the dance floor is good for your brain

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Life

Don't miss: a game to make you suffer and a new post-apocalyptic film

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Life

The best fiction and sci-fi of 2018 to wrap or read this Xmas

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