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- We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet Mon, 7 Jan 19, 10:26pmFuture Martian explorers will need water if they are going to survive. They may be able to melt it out of underground ice sheets using a type of well already used in Antarctica
- NHS 10-year-plan aims to expand digital healthcare and genetic testing Mon, 7 Jan 19, 9:58pmA plan for the future of the UK’s National Health Service aims to improve mental health services and provide genome sequencing for all children with cancer
- Exhibition previews: Visions of a better tomorrow brighten 2019 Sun, 6 Jan 19, 9:00pmPlug-and-play human organs, non-human intelligences and missions to Mars add speculative spice to a year of cultural events focused on the future
- Books of 2019: Our pick of the best forthcoming reads Sat, 5 Jan 19, 9:00pmFrom what to do about Einstein to tricks for survival to doing away with sexist neurotrash, it is looking like a good year for books
- Burden of Genius review: The story of the first liver transplants Sat, 5 Jan 19, 11:00amOn the last of our 12 Days of Culture, a film about pioneering liver transplant surgeon Thomas Starzl is one of sacrificing family life for medical advance
- Self-cleaning spacesuits could help astronauts cope with Martian dust Sat, 5 Jan 19, 2:50amMars and the Moon are covered in abrasive dust that will stick to and shred spacesuits – but not if those spacesuits are made using non-stick carbon nanotube-based materials
- Hackers have leaked personal details of hundreds of German politicians Sat, 5 Jan 19, 2:06amA significant data breach has exposed the personal information of chancellor Angela Merkel along with hundreds of other German politicians
- An AI conference warns us why we need to mind our language Sat, 5 Jan 19, 12:00amWe’re using the wrong words to talk about artificial intelligence. The 11th of our 12 Days of Culture shows where we’ve gone wrong and why it really matters
- Japan’s plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales Fri, 4 Jan 19, 11:37pmJapan’s move is bad news for whales within its waters, but spells the end of high seas whaling, says Matthew Collis
- Why the UK using less electricity is weirdly bad news for the climate Fri, 4 Jan 19, 11:26pmIn some ways it is great news that electricity demand in the UK is falling, but paradoxically to meet climate goals it should be rising
- Rabbits that don’t eat their own faeces are small and weak Fri, 4 Jan 19, 11:00pmWe know that rabbits eat some of their own faeces - they may do so in order to better metabolise their food so they can grow larger
- Our addiction to flying is ruining the climate, but it doesn’t have to Fri, 4 Jan 19, 11:00pmFrom simply flying planes in straighter lines to sucking fuel from thin air, a raft of new technologies that could help us fly guilt-free are in the offing
- Don’t panic about children’s screen time, try these tips instead Fri, 4 Jan 19, 8:57pmAlleged dangers of screen time have been exaggerated, worrying parents. Here are some guidelines to ensure screens are used positively, says paediatrician Max Davie
- Australians care if politicians tell lies, but people in the US don’t Fri, 4 Jan 19, 7:00pmFact-checking politicians' statements alters both the views and the voting intentions of people in Australia – but makes far less difference in the US
- A cosmic collision may be coming for our galaxy sooner than we thought Fri, 4 Jan 19, 11:01amThe nearby Large Magellanic Cloud may be on a collision course with the Milky Way - and it could make our galaxy less strange when they smash in 2 billion years
- Fixing a flaw in photosynthesis could massively boost food production Fri, 4 Jan 19, 6:00amCompensating for a fundamental flaw in photosynthesis boosts biomass in tobacco by up to 40 per cent – next up are food crops
- Genome sequencing reveals disease risk in otherwise healthy babies Fri, 4 Jan 19, 3:00amSequencing the genomes of healthy newborns has helped identify genetic mutations that can result in childhood-onset diseases
- Broken Symmetries review: the art of seeing science afresh Fri, 4 Jan 19, 2:00amOn the 10th of our 12 Days of Culture, artists from CERN’s Collide International Residency show how they tackle the problem of describing science like it is
- Bereaved people unconsciously suppress thoughts of lost loved ones Fri, 4 Jan 19, 1:00amBrain scanning has revealed that grieving people can actively suppress thoughts of a dead relative without realising that they are doing it
- World’s most powerful telescope takes us to the edge of a black hole Thu, 3 Jan 19, 11:00pmOn a desert mountain in Chile, a mega telescope is peering over the event horizon of a black hole – the aim is to test Einstein's theories to the limit
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