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What the quark?! Why matter's most basic building blocks may not exist

Physics

What the quark?! Why matter's most basic building blocks may not exist

Quarks are the subatomic particles thought to make up nearly everything we can see. Now it turns out they could be an illusion created by quantum trickery

Features

BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

Space

BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

Culture

A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

Physics

A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

News

The Institute by Stephen King leads a revolutionary sci-fi reboot

Humans

The Institute by Stephen King leads a revolutionary sci-fi reboot

Culture

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Technology

Coated paper holds secret messages that can be erased with a hairdryer

News

Â鶹´«Ã½ Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi

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Â鶹´«Ã½ Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi

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A hat that zaps the scalp with electricity helps reverse male balding

Health

A hat that zaps the scalp with electricity helps reverse male balding

News

The Urbach Tower

Technology

Tall twisting tower is made from wood that shapes itself as it dries

News

Man with tent at night

Technology

Generator that runs on heat escaping to the sky can charge phones

News

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Space

Don't Miss: Interplanetary paranoia, green buildings and anxious art

This week, see Brad Pitt in space, discover planet-friendly architecture and visit a nerve-shredding new show

Culture

Physics

What is space-time? The true origins of the fabric of reality

Features

Humans

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

Culture

Space

Sci-fi film Aniara's best trick is to make the future feel like now

Culture

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Come down to Â鶹´«Ã½ Live 2019 at London's ExCel today

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