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Swarm of light-sail spacecraft could be propelled by laser on the moon
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Six climate tipping points are likely to occur if we breach 1.5°C goal
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Two potentially habitable super-Earth planets have been discovered
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Health
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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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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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Space
Huge satellite could outshine all stars and planets in the night sky
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Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life
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Google AI can tell what things smell like by the molecular structure
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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?
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Humans
Simple puzzles are revealing why humans are the only talking apes
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