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 from the Apollo program. The images provide a candid view of the very human endeavor that is space travel. 

This weekend, learn why neutrino study won the Nobel Prize in physics, understand how global Internet scams work and watch some astronaut games. 

2015 Nobel Prize in physics: How neutrinos saved the world

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald won the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which show that neutrinos have mass and explains why previous experiments in neutrino detection only found one-third as many neutrinos as expected. 

Systems that keep the genome safe earn three Nobels in chemistry

Our DNA is constantly bombarded by replication errors, environmental damage and other threats, but complex systems keep the molecules ready to help grow new cells.  

Scientists grow primitive human kidneys in a dish

In the search for a new option beyond transplants and dialysis, scientists have developed a primitive kidney, akin to a semi-developed human kidney, from stem cells. 

Online dating made this woman a pawn in a global crime plot

A look inside global Internet scams, how scammers hook people to drain bank accounts, how pawns are drawn in to take huge risks for people they never meet, and how the scammed money scurries across the world. 

Fish can recognize faces, a surprisingly human skill


Not only do fish have unique facial patterns, but UV light-sensing damselfish know the faces of their friends. 

Find space riches as you run across the universe in Astroneer

An introduction to a new space-themed exploration game that looks like a little 

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Ridley Scott narrates a sequence from "The Martian" featuring Matt Damon.


NASA releases thousands of Apollo program images

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Nobel winners, online scams and astronaut play: Your weekend reading list

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