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The Curiosity rover on Mars has been busy © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Rover detects ancient organic material on Mars – and it could be trace of past life

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Deep learning robots could help treat kids with autism

Male mice turned into females using DNA previously thought to be ‘junk’ © Greta Keenan, Francis Crick Institute.

Male mice turned into females using DNA previously thought to be ‘junk’

The Curiosity Rover found carbon-based organic molecules, indicative of life, after drilling into the Martian surface © NASA

NASA finds complex organic matter in Martian rock

Zinc ‘fireworks’ show off a good egg © iStock

Zinc ‘fireworks’ show off a good egg

Illustration of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite -- TESS -- observing an M dwarf star with orbiting planets © NASA

NASA launches satellite ‘TESS’ in hunt for exoplanets

Spider-Man really could stop a train © Getty Images

Spider-Man really could stop a train

Don't fall for non-grippy winter boots © Getty Images

Don’t fall for non-grippy winter boots

Swifts stay airborne for 10 months straight © Getty Images

Swifts stay airborne for 10 months straight

How we discovered gravitational waves from 'neutron stars' – and why it's such a huge deal

How we discovered gravitational waves from ‘neutron stars’ – and why it’s such a huge deal

Octopuses: playful, choosy and smarter than you think © Getty Images

Octopuses: playful, choosy and smarter than you think

Cassini’s one-way mission into Saturn © NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech

Cassini’s one-way mission into Saturn

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‘Learning window’ for languages and music extended using single brain chemical

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Creativity boosted with electric brain stimulation