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Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?

The Australian Space Agency, which officially launches this week, has a modest budget but hopes to encourage start-ups to get in on the space gold rush

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Physics

How to think about... Schrödinger's cat

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Physics

How to think about... Time

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Physics

How to think about... Entropy

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Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost

Humans

Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost

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Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?

Health

Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?

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Artist's impression of a NASA habitat

Space

Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

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Why the Sicilian Mafia owes its existence to scurvy

Health

Why the Sicilian Mafia owes its existence to scurvy

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Olive oil being poured onto a salad containing tomatoes, olives and various green leaves

Health

Mediterranean diet is still good for you but only if you’re rich

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Health

Your brain absolutely cannot resist doughnuts - here's why

Foods that are high in both carbohydrates and fats super-charge the activity in our brain’s reward centre, explaining why we find them so appealing

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Health

Is research in jails the way to end wars over dietary guidance?

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Health

The truth about spices: Is it time to ditch the turmeric latte?

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Technology

CERN-inspired artwork HALO will make the invisible, visible

Culture

Health

There's no such thing as a 'detox' – so let's ban the word

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