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Environment

How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

There has been plenty of controversy over GM crops, but if deployed well they could have a positive environmental impact, says Graham Lawton

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Technology

Samantha Morton stars in dystopian docudrama 2073

Culture

Space

Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions

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Space

Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space

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Video

Astronomy Photographer of the Year showcases world's best space images

Video

The crew will attempt the first commercial spacewalk with SpaceX-designed extravehicular activity suits, upgraded from the current intravehicular suit.

Space

Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong

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Technology

Terminator is back, in a striking but flawed anime version

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Chemistry

How to turn most of the CO2 an astronaut exhales into fresh oxygen

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Space

Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration

Analysis

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Technology

How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals

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Society

51 recommends new superhero drama Supacell

Culture

Mathematics

The mathematical theory that made the internet possible

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Space

The Starliner stranding shows why NASA was wise to have a backup plan

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Technology

Ultra-strong stretchy material could enable shape-shifting aircraft

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