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Physics

In the quantum world, uncertainty reigns – or is it all in the mind?

Schrödinger's dead-and-alive cat embodies the uncertainty of the quantum world. But whether parallel realities truly exist is a question less of science than belief

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Humans

Think you understand how evolution works? You’re probably wrong

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Physics

Why information could be our route to the universe’s deepest secrets

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Humans

Who do you think you are? Why your sense of self is an illusion

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Life

We’re beginning to question the idea of species – including our own

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Physics

Big bang retold: The weird twists in the story of the universe’s birth

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Humans

Firms and governments use the internet to spy on us. Should we care?

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Humans

D’oh! Why human beings aren’t as intelligent as we think

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Life

Extinction is a fact of life. Could we stop it – or even reverse it?

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Life

No more goody two shoes: Why true altruism can’t exist

If only the fittest survive, why do good deeds for no return? The enduring mystery of altruism goes to the heart of how evolution does – and doesn't – work

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Life

Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine

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Humans

Why it’s time to call time on the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate

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Physics

Dark energy: Understanding the mystery force that rules the universe

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Health

We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?

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