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Scientists distinguish between weight and mass, which may seem pedantic until you see what happens on a world where gravity is radically different to Earth’s

Nitric oxide gas is an exploding frontier in medicine. Celeste McGovern looks at how supplemental NO could revolutionize the treatment of everything from heart disease and dementia to diabetic wounds

Neutron stars can suffer quakes far more powerful than anything on Earth