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We’ve hacked the Curiosity rover to learn how mountains form on Mars
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The Milky Way may be slowly devouring a hidden neighbouring galaxy
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Virus lurking inside banana genome has been destroyed with CRISPR
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Mind-controlled robot lets you weld metal without using your hands
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Mind
Teenagers who copy each other’s risk-taking have more friends
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Women seem to have younger brains than men the same age
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