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Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

Health

Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

I'm often asked questions about which plants, flowers, fruit or vegetables are toxic, but giving concrete answers is more complicated than you might imagine, writes James Wong

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Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

Technology

Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

Features

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Physics

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Features

Chainmail arch supporting weight

Technology

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

News

Google researchers made a time crystal inside a quantum computer

Physics

Google researchers made a time crystal inside a quantum computer

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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

Space

From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

Culture

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

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Quantum computer

Technology

Google demonstrates vital step towards large-scale quantum computers

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flexible ice

Physics

New kind of ice is so bendy it can curl and uncurl without breaking

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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

A lubricant harvested from beetle legs reduces friction more effectively than Teflon. The wax-like material could be used in microrobotics and small prosthetics

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Technology

China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Physics

Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

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Technology

Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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