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Sofia Alaoui's sci-fi alien invasion movie takes a turn for the confounding, cosmic, and mind-bending. Read our review out of Sundance.

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A vast amount of rocks and other material are hurtling around our Solar System as asteroids and comets. If one of these came towards us, could we successfully prevent the collision between an asteroid and Earth?

Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth too. To date, a lot of thought has gone into how astronauts eat; however, we are only beginning to produce food in space.

Geoscientists found the core may move on a cycle, stopping every few decades to take a breath.

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We’re nearly through — the end is in sight (if you squint). But before we leave the doldrums of January behind, I’ve got a bone to pick with the fine pubs of this city. Where on earth are all the good alcohol-free drinks? There’s so much about, but none of…

Light from photosynthesis could hint scientists toward Earth-like exoplanets.

Many of us are returning to work or school after spending time with relatives over the summer period. Sometimes we can be left wondering how on earth we are related to some of these people with whom we seemingly have nothing in common (especially with a particularly annoying relative).

To mark the start of the Chinese New Year we decided to try what is thought to be one of the best Chinese takeaways in the UK to find out if it really is as good as people claim