The Greenland icesheet is more sensitive to global warming than thought, for just a relatively small - but very long term - temperature rise would melt it completely, according to a new study. read more
Warp drive could be a doomsday weapon
The search for the holy grail of intergalactic travel has encountered a slight hitch, say Australian scientists: it might be a planet killer. read more
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Online features
Can we colonise the Moon?
by Leonhard Bernold | An outpost on the Moon would offer incredible opportunities for scientific advancement and cooperation. But do we have the technological know-how to make it happen? Leonhard Bernold looks at the challenges ahead. read more
Mars on a budget
by Jon Clarke | This month, the U.S. government proposed a budgetary cut that would force NASA to walk away from planned missions to Mars. Jon Clarke discusses what this means for the future of planetary exploration around the world. read more
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Selected COSMOS magazine features
A fresher mind
by Clare Pain | Understanding how the brain ages may hold clues to keeping our minds sharp and spry for longer. read more
Made to order
by Hal Hodson | Technology is marching towards a new world where artificial body parts make us fitter, healthier and longer living. Are we facing a future where we'll see our great, great grandchildren grow up? read more
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Fiction
Self Control
It was just how the world worked: you get to time travel, but do you end up chatting with Cleopatra? No, you end up back at the same coffee shop where four years of deadlines slithered through your fingers. read more
All The Wrong Places
"I saw it," he said. "The Higgs boson. It was here, in the bar." read more
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Reviews
The Grand Design
In this aptly-named book, two great physicists and thinkers set out to understand the questions humanity has been asking since about age three. read more
Science360 app
This dazzling app from the U.S. National Science Foundation is a dizzying 360-degree panorama of tap-and-learn science. read more
