Life
Molecules tied into beautiful ‘octofoil’ knot for first time
The most complex molecular knot ever tied is just 20 nanometres long, and might be used to make innovative new materials
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Humans
Imagination not interaction: inside London’s new maths gallery
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Health
Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for ‘Oscars’ of science
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Physics
Crowdsourced prime number could help solve a 50-year-old problem
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Humans
Maths says delaying Article 50 could bring better Brexit deal
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Humans
Blind people use brain’s visual cortex to help do maths
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Humans
Metaphysics special: What is reality made of?
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Humans
We are gods of the future – but what will we do?
Culture
Physics
Mathematicians finally starting to understand epic ABC proof
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Humans
The life and work of Alan Turing: Discovery weekend
Alan Turing is arguably one of the greatest scientists of the modern age. Join us as we explore his life, work and greatest achievements and learn more about this fascinating figure in 20th-century science
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Technology
How Alan Turing found machine thinking in the human mind
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Physics
The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton’s physics
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Mind
Physics killed free will and time’s flow. We need them back
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Humans
Radical insights from The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom
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