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The stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China

How do you portray momentum in space accurately? Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein takes a look at the origins of our understanding of motion, which runs from Isaac Newton back to the Zhou dynasty a millennia ago

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Quantum batteries could be charged by reversing time

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Physicists resolve a long-standing puzzle over the size of a proton

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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time

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Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time

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How a century-long argument over light’s true nature came to an end

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Cracked blue bowl with equations, stars, planets and galaxies decorating its exterior. It is cracked but golden glue sticks it back together.

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We're solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

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Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

A computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a physics paper – and spotted an error. The discovery raises questions about how many other papers may harbour similar issues

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Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device

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Physicists create formula for how many times you can fold a crêpe

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Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery

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Would aliens do physics, or is science a human invention?

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