Science
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A small cotton shoot is growing onboard Chang’e 4 lunar lander, scientists confirm -
Scientists devise method using genetic data and lifestyle to work out who should be screened
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Recalling happy events appears to build resilience to mental illness, say scientists -
Recommendations focus on how much people should eat during the day to stay healthy -
New varieties promise to beat disease, cut food waste and offer enticing new flavours
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Contraceptive use and peer pressure can affect whether first sexual experience is positive, says research -
Short spells of movement help, but research finds overall time spent seated must be cut
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Key issues
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Editorial: The creation of modern chemistry in the 19th century was a forgotten intellectual revolution that made today’s world possible
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As a tropical field ecologist in Borneo, I learned why science must work with industry to protect the planet -
There are limits to being relentlessly upbeat – embrace pessimism, says professor of organisational behaviour André Spicer -
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The solutions to today’s puzzles -
Five beautiful geometrical puzzles -
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Calculations to kick start the new year
Multimedia
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Hannah Devlin looks at why there is renewed interest in lunar exploration following the Chinese Chang’e 4 adventure on the far side of the moon -
The rover from China's Chang'e 4 probe separated from its lander on Thursday evening after the probe touched down on the far side of the moon. It is the first spacecraft in the world to achieve a lunar soft landing
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A Chinese spacecraft has made the first landing on the far side of the moon
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Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has beamed home its first close-up images of Ultima Thule, a lump of rock the shape of an unfinished snowman that lies 4 billion miles away on the edge of the solar system
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Nasa's Juno craft has captured giant, chaotic weather systems plus taken new measurements that will help build unprecedented map of the planet’s interior
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Tim Peake beat more than 8,000 applicants to the job. Here, he shares some images of the training he underwent, as seen in his new hardback, The Astronaut Selection Test Book
Psychology Everyone is biased, including you: the play designed by neuroscientists