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Physics

Should it be space-time or spacetime 鈥� and why does it matter anyway?

Seeking endorsements for her new book, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein finds herself staring at fundamental questions of space, time 鈥� and grammar

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Technology

We have let down teens if we ban social media but embrace AI

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Technology

Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?

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Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: Illuminating the Cosmic Dark Ages This illustration depicts a conceptual Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the Moon?s far side. The early-stage concept is being studied under grant funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program but is not a NASA mission. Credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

Space

Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?

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Illustration of a teenage girl who is the offspring of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) mother and Denisovan (Homo sapiens denisova) father. A bone fragment with this hybrid ancestry was found in the Denisova Cave in Russia. The bone belonged to a female who was at least 13 years old and died around 90,000 years ago. It was known from genetic analysis of other fossils that the two species had interbred, but this is the first first-generation offspring of such a pairing to be found.

Humans

Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

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Mind

Why do we love fake lips, but hate fake meat?

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Cyclists and commuters make their ways home in evening sunshine at the junction of Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill in the City of London, aka the Square Mile - the capital's financial district, on 4th April 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

Technology

I’m a cyclist. Will the arrival of robotaxis make my journeys safer?

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Technology

We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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Health

A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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Physics

Why no one can agree on what quantum physics really means

For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can鈥檛 agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality 鈥� or even whether that is possible

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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Humans

Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There’s a new personality type in town

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Health

Why ageing doesn’t have to mean years of poor health

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Physics

What happens to light’s energy when it redshifts? It’s complicated

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