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Physics

We’re on the verge of seeing the quantum vacuum for the first time 

Quantum theory says a vacuum isn’t truly empty, but proving it directly has remained out of reach. A new experiment using immensely powerful lasers could finally expose its hidden structure – and perhaps offer clues to dark matter

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Hyperrealistic face of a neanderthal male is displayed in a cave in the new Neanderthal Museum in the northern Croatian town of Krapina February 25, 2010. The Neanderthal Museum opened last week and was built on the site where scientists have found the greatest concentration in Europe of Neanderthal remains, the bones, skulls, tools and other effects of an extinct offshoot of mankind who inhabited parts of Asia and Europe until 30,000 years ago. Picture taken February 25, 2010. To match Reuters Life! NEANDERTHAL-CROATIA/MUSEUM REUTERS/Nikola Solic (CROATIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Humans

What the remains of the last Neanderthals tell us about their demise 

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Health

How Ukraine created world-leading prostheses amid the chaos of war

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Health

How our bodies adapt to extreme temperatures – until it gets too hot

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Environment

Are mushroom-growing kits seeding a biodiversity crisis across Europe?

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Health

Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal

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Technology

The engineer racing to run the world’s most dangerous algorithm

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Physics

Why banishing irrational numbers could trigger a revolution in quantum theory

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Health

From back pain to cancer, how the interstitium could transform medicine

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Mind

How wakeful rest may boost brain power in a manner similar to sleep

To gain the benefits of sleep, it was thought that the whole brain must switch off. But experiments suggest the right kind of rest can encourage our brain to improve memory and learning while we’re awake.

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Physics

The surprising upsides of living in a reality that repeats for eternity

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Health

Why many women with ADHD feel overwhelmingly controlled by their hormones

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Physics

How ancient trees are warning us about the next enormous solar storm

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Health

The shock revelation that light bulbs are wrecking your metabolism

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