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Don’t believe the Skype: We never wanted to video call people

A bold 1960s scheme to criss-cross America with microwave communications pipes for video calling presaged the internet – if only it had worked

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Holiday brain-off round 3: Build the Tower of Hanoi

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Holiday brain-off round 1: Challenge your original thinking

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Hangovers: What science says about why you feel so rough

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Space

Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?

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How the rules of long-lost board games take us inside ancient minds

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No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

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Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

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Fold your own universe with our cosmic origami decoration

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Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

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Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

Some schemes for making quantum computers require millions of ions, each with their own laser - making them impractical. But it seems there is another way

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Quantum solar cells could explain why plants are green

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Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

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The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think

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Smallest sliver of time yet measured sees electrons fleeing atom

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