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Military personnel in protective clothing removes vehicles from a car park in Salisbury, Britain, 11 March 2017

Humans

The Novichok spy attack was brazen – it needs a tough response

Hard-line regimes once tried to hide their attempts to poison defectors. Now they make them blatant. Tougher responses are required, says David Hambling

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Chemistry bots collude on Twitter to speed up their experiments

Technology

Chemistry bots collude on Twitter to speed up their experiments

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Military personnel investigating the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on 11 March in Salisbury

Health

What are Novichok nerve agents and did Russia do it?

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We can now squeeze a molecule and turn it into one that we want

Physics

We can now squeeze a molecule and turn it into one that we want

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Earth

Green is the new black: Redesigning clothes to save the planet

Features

Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames

Space

Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames

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Beetles escape alive after almost 2 hours in a toad’s stomach

Life

Beetles escape alive after almost 2 hours in a toad’s stomach

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Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

Health

Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

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Space

Mars rocks may have drunk up all the water and doomed life there

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Earth

The unseen puppet masters that control life in the oceans

Trace elements have the power to give life and snuff it out. For the first time, we are getting to grips with where they come from and how they act

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Technology

Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

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Earth

Gel-like ice is the lightest form of water ever discovered

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Humans

Why adding a drop of water can make whisky taste even better

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Atomic assembly lines are a small victory for chemists

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