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The quantum trick that can help you live a better life – probably

Quantum theory suggests everything that can happen, does. Now a phone app gives us a way to exploit this weirdness – and enjoy the best of all possible worlds

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Toys are us: How childhood objects may have shaped human history

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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How best to talk to your science-denying relatives this Christmas

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Six spectacular ice phenomena to look out for this winter

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Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

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Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

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How busting some moves on the dance floor is good for your brain

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Don't miss: a game to make you suffer and a new post-apocalyptic film

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Green Christmas: How to have an ethical and guilt-free festive season

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The best fiction and sci-fi of 2018 to wrap or read this Xmas

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The best fiction and sci-fi of 2018 to wrap or read this Xmas

The best fantastic novels and comic series of the year mourn a wild past and look with trepidation towards a weird future

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Physics

Women in physics: Why there's a problem and how we can solve it

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Why Dorothy Hodgkin should be pictured on the UK’s new £50 note

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Space

Review of The First: A gripping and gritty tale of Mars exploration

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Scientists should use their clout to get a less bad Brexit for all

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