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LightSail spacecraft successfully deploys solar sail

Space

LightSail spacecraft successfully deploys solar sail

A small spacecraft launched last month has overcome technical difficulties to unfurl a sail designed to catch the solar wind

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Monkeys' cosy alliance with wolves looks like domestication

Life

Monkeys' cosy alliance with wolves looks like domestication

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In so many words: How to ride the space-wind to the stars

Space

In so many words: How to ride the space-wind to the stars

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Inside story on gut health: Why it's time to take control

Health

Inside story on gut health: Why it's time to take control

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<i>Mondo Nano</i>: What video games can teach nanoscience

Technology

Mondo Nano: What video games can teach nanoscience

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Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

Life

Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

Opinion

New Apollo programme wants moonshot budget to boost renewables

Earth

New Apollo programme wants moonshot budget to boost renewables

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Gadgets powered wirelessly at home with a simple Wi-Fi router

Technology

Gadgets powered wirelessly at home with a simple Wi-Fi router

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Technology

Solar-cell thread heralds promise of wearable chargers

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The whole hog: Unpacking our love-hate relationship with the pig

Life

The whole hog: Unpacking our love-hate relationship with the pig

Some people delight in them and prize their meat, others see them as practically taboo. Mark Essig's book explains why pigs inspire such divergent views

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Space

Dust from asteroid mining spells danger for satellites

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Life

Intelligent life: Why don't we consider plants to be smart?

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Physics

Getting an insight into Einstein's worlds

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Physics

Einstein and Schrödinger: The price of fame

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