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Mathematics

Mathematicians find 12,000 solutions for fiendish three-body problem

Until recently, working out how three objects can stably orbit each other was nearly impossible, but now mathematicians have found a record number of solutions

News

Nature is a quantum engineer

Physics

Why nature is the ultimate quantum engineer

News

Subatomic particles and atoms, conceptual illustration.

Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

Features

The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

Culture

Iconic supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

Space

Iconic supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

News

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

Culture

Little cute girl on kitchen is taking chocolate cookie from table.

Chemistry

The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

Regulars

The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher (BEAR), a robotic laboratory

Technology

Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

News

illustration of the Bacteriophage Virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. 3D illustration - Image ID: 2A326TF (RF)

Technology

Virus ‘nanobots’ can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

News

Screengrab from India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

Space

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has landed near the moon’s south pole

ISRO, India’s national space agency, has successfully made a historic soft landing near the moon's water-rich south pole, only days after Russia’s Luna 25 crashed on the lunar surface attempting a similar mission

News

Space

Chandrayaan-3 livestream: Watch India’s attempted moon landing

News

Comment

The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

Culture

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Comment

Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

Culture

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