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Space

Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery

My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane

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Health

The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods

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Earth

Can these awesome rocks become central Asia’s first UNESCO Geopark?

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Physics

The galactic anomalies hinting dark matter is weirder than we thought

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Physics

A new kind of experiment at the LHC could unravel quantum reality

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Health

How to get the right balance of omega-3s and omega-6s in your diet

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Environment

The incredible new tech that can recycle all plastics, forever

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Health

A new understanding of tinnitus and deafness could help reverse both

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Society

The man reinventing economics with chaos theory and complexity science

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Space

We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology

Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 billion light years wide. If so, we may have to rethink our understanding of the universe

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Technology

How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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Mind

Are you languishing in life? Here’s how to find your purpose again

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Health

Why you may have a stealth liver disease and what to do about it

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Health

Anxiety really has increased over the past 10 years – but why?

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