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Physics

Essence of reality: Hunting the universe's most basic ingredient

Drill down past molecules, atoms, and fundamental particles and where do you end up? We might finally be about to find out

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Space

When computers were human: The black women behind NASA’s success

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Katherine Johnson: The brilliant woman who got the US into space

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Mapping the multiverse: How far away is your parallel self?

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Technology

Squeezed light cools tiny drum to coldest temperature ever

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Humans

Holiday brain-off round 4: Demonstrate the wisdom of the ages

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Life

Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

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Technology

Medieval wax seals are giving up fresh historical secrets

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Physics

The fragile state of scientific glassblowing

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Technology

Why predictive text is making you forget how to write

Typing with 2500 keys is hard, which is why autocomplete has been around in China since the 1950s. But now it’s everywhere – and it’s messing with your brain

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Life

Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus

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Humans

Holiday brain-off round 2: Test your reaction time

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Technology

Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

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Life

Reindeer riddle: How do you tell caribou apart?

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