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Pondering the big question of consciousness is a welcome distraction

Physics

Pondering the big question of consciousness is a welcome distraction

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Devs

Technology

Devs: Here's the real science behind the quantum computing TV show

Culture

What is life and how did it evolve? We're getting closer to the answer

Video

What is life and how did it evolve? We're getting closer to the answer

Video

Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

Video

What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

Video

Quantum computer chips demonstrated at the highest temperatures ever

Technology

Quantum computer chips demonstrated at the highest temperatures ever

News

conceptual image of neutrinos

Physics

Neutrinos may explain why we don’t live in an antimatter universe

News

We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

Space

We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

Features

How a new twist on quantum theory could solve its biggest mystery

Physics

How a new twist on quantum theory could solve its biggest mystery

The "wave function collapse" transforms vague clouds of quantum possibilities into the physical reality we know – but no one knows how. New experiments are finally revealing reality in the making

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Physics

Jim Al-Khalili's The World According to Physics is a thrilling ride

Culture

Definition

Antimatter

Physics

Radioactive review: A reimagining of Marie Curie's luminous legacy

Culture

Physics

How quantum computing got a boost from an experiment in a cornfield

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