Space
Why we should go back to the moon – and this time to build a home
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Space
Why military forces see the moon as a new strategic priority
Features
Space
Return to the moon: Why are we restarting human lunar exploration now?
Features
Space
NASA is planning a permanent moon base. What will it take to build it?
Features
Space
How should we regulate the firms planning to mine and sell moon rocks?
Features
Humans
Simple puzzles are revealing why humans are the only talking apes
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Technology
Tweezers based on a crow's beak can outperform traditional ones
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Technology
Sensory trick makes objects seem heavy or light in virtual reality
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Humans
Child’s foot was removed 31,000 years ago in earliest known amputation
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Life
Sydney residents in cultural evolution war with bin-raiding cockatoos
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Space
Swarm of light-sail spacecraft could be propelled by laser on the moon
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Space
Weird, enormous planets may be stolen from stars in 'planetary heists'
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Environment
Six climate tipping points are likely to occur if we breach 1.5°C goal
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Space
Two potentially habitable super-Earth planets have been discovered
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Health
Rheumatoid arthritis could be treated by eating probiotic bacteria
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Physics
IBM has built the world's largest fridge for quantum computers
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Humans
A single gene mutation may have made us smarter than Neanderthals
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Space
Juno spacecraft prepares for close encounter with icy moon Europa
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Life
The sex of the researcher can influence results of mouse experiments
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Environment
The heat and drought in Europe will lead to a huge wave of tree deaths
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Life
Pine marten seen in London for the first time in more than 100 years
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Environment
Extreme California wildfires may increase 57% even with low emissions
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Space
Huge satellite could outshine all stars and planets in the night sky
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Health
New York has declared a state of emergency for polio
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Life
Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life
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Health
Quantum diamond sensor used to measure neuron activity in mouse tissue
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Technology
Google AI can tell what things smell like by the molecular structure
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Space
Return to the moon: Why are we restarting human lunar exploration now?
Features
Space
NASA is planning a permanent moon base. What will it take to build it?
Features
Space
Why military forces see the moon as a new strategic priority
Features
Space
How should we regulate the firms planning to mine and sell moon rocks?
Features
Humans
Simple puzzles are revealing why humans are the only talking apes
Features
