Science
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The technology can also be used to identify poisons as well as to monitor rivers
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Researchers find usage boosts positive feelings towards women and LGBT people
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Scientists say bones formerly identified as Massospondylus are from a different species
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Operation could benefit thousands of women who experience serious health issues
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The cardiologist on why we should take heart disease more seriously, advances in treatment and how you really can die from a broken heart
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Suffolk site reopens enhanced with 27-metre ship sculpture, seventh-century treasures and immersive exhibitions
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Cutting carbon from transport and energy ‘not enough’ IPCC finds
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Science Weekly podcast
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We revisit the archive as Ian Sample looks at why some people continue to deny anthropogenic global heating, despite the scientific evidence. Could better communication be the key? And what tips can scientists and journalists take from political campaigns?
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From the archive: Nicola Davis looks at why so many women with autism are misdiagnosed and how this issue resonates with broader ideas of neurodiversity.
Key issues
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Letter: Brigid Purcell recommends a book, Straight and Crooked Thinking, that should be put into the hands of every teenager
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We revisit the archive as Ian Sample looks at why some people continue to deny anthropogenic global heating, despite the scientific evidence. Could better communication be the key? And what tips can scientists and journalists take from political campaigns?
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Images from the 50th-anniversary edition of Norman Mailer’s account of the Nasa mission
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When Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon in 1969, more than 600 million people around the world tuned in to watch it live. Australia played a key role in getting those images from the moon to Earth
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Marking the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s ‘small step’, a new book explores people’s fascination with the Earth’s only natural satellite
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Stargazers have been treated to a cosmic spectacle as a partial lunar eclipse was visible across parts of the UK. The event on Tuesday evening coincided with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching its moon mission. Clear skies across much of the country gave people a stunning view of the phenomenon, including in London, Yorkshire and at Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire. The partial eclipse was also visible in Australia, Africa and much of Asia
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This month sees the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, landing the first man on the moon. As the Observer’s science editor Robin McKie looks ahead to the future of manned spaceflight, we look back at how, in 1969, mankind viewed that giant leap
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Starwatch Jupiter in a close encounter with red giant Antares