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ISS

Space

Space station turf war is coming 鈥� who will own low Earth orbit?

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Mind

Science isn’t as solid as it should be 鈥� but science can fix it

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Health

In sync: How to take control of your many body clocks

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Health

Why so much science research is flawed 鈥� and what to do about it

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Earth

Rain makers: How high-flying bacteria could control the clouds

Table of contents

Leaders

notebook

Mind

Science isn’t as solid as it should be 鈥� but science can fix it

Unconscious biases and data-torturing are weakening our knowledge base 鈥� but unlike politicians and bankers, scientists aren't covering up their failings

News

SpaceX

Space

SpaceX lands reusable rocket on a barge after four failures

Last week SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean barge, paving the way for reusable rockets and cheaper space flight

Space

Our top 5 wacky NASA missions that might just happen

Humans

Second CRISPR human embryo study shows there is a long way to go

Environment

Tiger numbers in the wild rise for the first time in 100 years

Health

60 Seconds

Health

DEA mellowing out on cannabis would make medical research easier

Health

Records reveal gender-selective abortion taking place in Canada

Space

NASA recovers prized Kepler space telescope after emergency

Health

First evidence that sperm epigenetics affect the next generation

Space

Billionaire pledges $100m to send spaceships to Alpha Centauri

Health

Brain implant lets paralysed man move his hand with his thoughts

Earth

Why the North Pole is now slowly moving towards London

Environment

Lemur extinctions in Madagascar leave behind doomed orphan trees

Life

Missing building block of life could be made on ice in space

Physics

Laser-driven liquid marbles can push 150 times their own weight

Environment

Pink rays spotted hitching a ride on the backs of stingrays

Life

Extreme morning sickness? You鈥檙e less likely to have a boy

Earth

Invasive earthworms threaten growth of new North American trees

Health

The genetic superheroes who have mutations but not the disease

Space

Mars moons may have formed after collision with Pluto-like world

Humans

Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals

Environment

Bawean warty pig may be world’s rarest pig, with only 230 around

Technology

How to make apps that help Europe-bound Syrian refugees

Technology

One Per Cent

Environment

Submarine-hunting drones take off and land on water vertically

Health

Thync piece: Do mind-altering wearables live up to the billing?

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Opinion

Carroll

Mind

It’s mind-blowing what our puny brains can do

Physics is on a hot streak. Sean Carroll speculates on the next big breakthrough, and warns of quantum wars ahead

Analysis

ISS

Space

Space station turf war is coming 鈥� who will own low Earth orbit?

The International Space Station's days are numbered, but China, Russia, the US and private corporations are vying for position in the new space order

Technology

Will weaponised drones end the need for boots on the ground?

Health

Some stillbirths are avoidable if we know enough to act in time

Earth

Capitalism must be re-engineered if we want a low-carbon world

Aperture

starfish

Environment

Hitchin’ a ride: Brittle star gets a lift on larger starfish

This unusual embrace was spotted in the warm, shallow waters of the Solomon Islands 鈥� but once the tiddler grows it will swamp its transport

Features

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Health

In sync: How to take control of your many body clocks

You have not one, but thousands or even millions of body clocks. Learn to control them, and you can tackle problems from jet lag to weight loss

Earth

Rain makers: How high-flying bacteria could control the clouds

Health

Why so much science research is flawed 鈥� and what to do about it

Culture

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Humans

Take a punt: The thrilling science of risk and chance

In a world where luck, risk and probability control our everyday lives, three books help us cope better with tricky choices

Humans

Past, present, future: How do we deal with time?

More

The Divide

The Divide: What happens when the rich get richer?

Can a powerful film showing how inequality distorts lives hit home 鈥� or are the rich increasingly too insulated to hear its message?

Regulars

Newton cartoon

Environment

Feedback: The scientific predictions hiding in classic fiction

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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Whither weather?

Creating a buzz

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