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A new mission which aims to seek out methane on the red planet has launched successfully.
Why does sunlight provide you with vitamin D? How accurate are DNA tests?
This week we ask six Cambridge scientists to battle it out for science supremacy.
Are we on the road to designer babies? Plus, we unpack the latest cancer breakthrough.
Do antioxidants prevent cancer, how does hypnosis work, do girls whistle worse than boys..
The legendary Apollo 11 astronaut reveals his thoughts on the red planet...
Where do new diseases come from, and how can we fight them?
People can certainly smell whiffy and sometimes this is attractive, other times not...
Why do mosquitoes prefer me over my husband? How can I get rid of damp?
100 years after Einstein predicted them, gravitational waves rock the world of physics...
Why do some lucky people seem never to get bitten? Is it just a myth?
It's that time of year when we should start to see bees but they've been declining...
Why do we get butterflies in our stomachs and is a magnetic field energy?
Gravitational waves are beginning to unlock the secrets of the universe...
Do people feel a sense of responsibility when they're told to do something bad?
Immunotherapy could be the next big thing in cancer treatment.
This week we get to grips with your burning questions.
How big is a drop, how do you measure gravitational waves and how do we get accents?
Scientists have used satellite data to make a global map of climate change sensitivity.
An interview with American band They Might be Giants, about their album all about science.
Science approved pick-up lines, your brain in love and how tech has changed dating...
CRISPR is a precision set of genome editing tools with big implications for human health
100 years after Einstein predicted them, scientists have discovered gravitational waves...
What are gravitational waves and how were they found?