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Physics

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

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson explores what that could tell us about physics and ourselves

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Health

Can magnesium supplements improve sleep, energy and concentration?

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Technology

Could a niche 80s technology be the key to better quantum computers?

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Health

The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health

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Mind

Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to

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Health

Ultra-processed foods could be making you age faster

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2R40KH8 Metal sculpture of a giant ant in the vineyard of the Huentala Winery in Tupungato, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina.

Technology

Why it's high time we stopped anthropomorphising ants

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Space

Can we ever know the shape of the universe?

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Mind

Why self-expansion is the key to long-lasting love and friendship

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Mathematics

Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician

Paul Erdős was one of the most prolific mathematicians to ever live, known for showing up at the door of others in the field and declaring they should host and feed him while they do maths together. His radical life should be immortalised by Hollywood in a comedy biopic, says columnist Jacob Aron

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Space

Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek

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Physics

The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm

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Health

Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What are the risks?

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Life

Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?

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