Space
NASA insists it is going to Mars, but it really can't afford to
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Make the military-industrial complex great again
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Life
Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten
Features
Physics
Calming figures: The numbers that maintain harmony around us
Features
Life
The man who reads dog minds and personalities in a brain scanner
Features
Physics
Authority figures: The numbers that rule them all
Features
Physics
Fraudulent figures: The numbers that say when things are fishy
Features
Physics
Figures of fun: The quirkiest numbers we know
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Technology
Tiny robots crawl through mouse's stomach to heal ulcers
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Technology
This self-healing robot can regenerate after being stabbed
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Earth
Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea
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Health
Speedy test for Lyme disease could help us treat it in time
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Humans
Why adding a drop of water can make whisky taste even better
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Health
Stem cell technique could reverse a major type of infertility
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Health
Vitamin C helps genes to kill off cells that would cause cancer
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Space
Speedy white dwarf may have survived a rare type of supernova
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Life
Monkeys can be tricked into thinking all objects are familiar
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Life
Grown-up chimps are less likely to help distressed friends
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Health
Can’t stop procrastinating? Try cognitive behaviour therapy
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Life
Antarctic mystery microbe could tell us where viruses came from
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Space
It could be snowing on Mars right now
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Life
Solving how fish swim so well may help design underwater robots
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Technology
Inside the fighter jet of the future where AI is the pilot
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Health
Newborn babies already have a sense of how numbers work
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Technology
China's quantum submarine detector could seal South China Sea
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Technology
Scanning your brain can predict what will happen in the future
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Earth
The push for UK fracking may be 55 million years too late
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Life
Magic mushroom chemical may be a hallucinogenic insect repellent
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Technology
Bacterial optical fibre helps shine lasers through murky waters
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Space
‘Alien megastructure’ star may host Saturn-like exoplanet
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Technology
Tesla boss leads 116 experts calling for UN ban on killer robots
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Space
US witnesses best solar eclipse in decades
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Technology
IBM to investigate role of microbiome in autoimmune disorders
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Space
Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time
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Technology
UK seeks face recognition tech upgrade for 'walking ID cards'
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Plan to drill for oil near mouth of Amazon sparks controversy
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