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Carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are one of the tree main constituents of the food we eat, along with fat and protein

Man on the moon? Why we said Apollo 11 was an empty, obsessional quest

Space

Man on the moon? Why we said Apollo 11 was an empty, obsessional quest

Regulars

Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive

Space

Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive

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An artificial limb is driven by two fiber-based muscles actuated via a heat gun.

Technology

Superstrong artificial muscle can lift 1000 times its own weight

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Green Film Festival

Humans

Don't miss: Green films, rare plants and a cosmos tour

Culture

Astronaut on Moon

Space

Moon rocks can tell us where life could thrive beyond the solar system

Features

Future moon missions probably won't carry astronauts - here's why

Space

Future moon missions probably won't carry astronauts - here's why

Features

Astronauts in mock cockpit

Space

Apollo 11 space mission: Diabolically hard practice got us to the moon

Features

Armoured droplets

Technology

Armoured liquid droplets make mini disco balls, letters and shapes

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Clarkes three laws

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Clarke's three laws

Clarke's three laws, written by the British science fiction writer and futurist Arthur C. Clarke, are his observations on the nature of technology and discovery.

Technology

The best sci-fi books put humanity at the heart of their writing

Culture

Environment

Packaging-free shops may tackle plastic but risk increasing food waste

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Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

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Technology

Shatterproof phone screens could be made from seashell-like glass

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