We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet

Future 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

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NHS 10-year-plan aims to expand digital healthcare and genetic testing

A 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

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Exhibition previews: Visions of a better tomorrow brighten 2019

Plug-and-play human organs, non-human intelligences and missions to Mars add speculative spice to a year of cultural events focused on the future

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Books of 2019: Our pick of the best forthcoming reads

From what to do about Einstein to tricks for survival to doing away with sexist neurotrash, it is looking like a good year for books

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Burden of Genius review: The story of the first liver transplants

On 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

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Self-cleaning spacesuits could help astronauts cope with Martian dust

Mars 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

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Hackers have leaked personal details of hundreds of German politicians

A significant data breach has exposed the personal information of chancellor Angela Merkel along with hundreds of other German politicians

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Why the UK using less electricity is weirdly bad news for the climate

In some ways it is great news that electricity demand in the UK is falling, but paradoxically to meet climate goals it should be rising

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An AI conference warns us why we need to mind our language

We’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

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Japan’s plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales

Japan’s move is bad news for whales within its waters, but spells the end of high seas whaling, says Matthew Collis

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Our addiction to flying is ruining the climate, but it doesn’t have to

From 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

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Rabbits that don’t eat their own faeces are small and weak

We 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

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Don’t panic about children’s screen time, try these tips instead

Alleged dangers of screen time have been exaggerated, worrying parents. Here are some guidelines to ensure screens are used positively, says paediatrician Max Davie

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Australians care if politicians tell lies, but people in the US don’t

Fact-checking politicians' statements alters both the views and the voting intentions of people in Australia – but makes far less difference in the US

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A cosmic collision may be coming for our galaxy sooner than we thought

The 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

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Fixing a flaw in photosynthesis could massively boost food production

Compensating for a fundamental flaw in photosynthesis boosts biomass in tobacco by up to 40 per cent – next up are food crops

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First photo of Chinese Yutu-2 rover exploring far side of the moon

On 3 January, the Chinese lander Chang’e 4 became the first spacecraft ever to land on the far side of the moon, and it has just rolled out its rover, Yutu-2

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Genome sequencing reveals disease risk in otherwise healthy babies

Sequencing the genomes of healthy newborns has helped identify genetic mutations that can result in childhood-onset diseases

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Broken Symmetries exhibition: the art of seeing science afresh

On 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

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Watch: Very Large Telescope uses giant lasers in hunt for black holes

On a mountaintop in Chile sits the world’s most powerful optical telescope, searching for the edge of black holes, and using huge lasers to guide its gaze

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