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An artist's impression of three merging black holes

Physics

Why the quantum universe is weirder than you think

The quantum realm is full of strange effects, but there’s a reason why everything looks normal from our point of view, writes physicist Sebastian Deffner

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A family socialising

Health

Frequently seeing friends and family may cut the risk of early death

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Life

Sea cucumbers surprise scientists with spectacular light show

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Technology

Hollywood strike ends – but actors’ battle against AI may not be over

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CAPTION Panels A and B show the side-on and underneath view of a hummingbird passing through an aperture sideways. C and D show the same views of the hummingbird passing thorough an aperture like a bullet with its wings swept back. CREDIT Marc Badger https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-lookup/doi/10.1242/jeb.245643

Life

Hummingbirds have two amazing ways to fly through tiny gaps

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location of distant black hole

Space

Astronomers have found the most distant black hole ever confirmed

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vortices in a Martini glass

Physics

Physicists have invented a new way to shake a martini

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Environment

Greenland glaciers are receding twice as fast as in the 20th century

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Health

Peanut toothpaste shows promise at preventing allergic reactions

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Aaron James with Eduardo Rodriguez

Health

Human eyeball successfully transplanted for the first time

Aaron James received the first ever eyeball transplant during a 21-hour-long surgical procedure – and five months later, his new eyeball is healthy

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Health

Highly effective weight-loss drug Zepbound approved in the US and UK

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Environment

The past 12 months were the hottest ever on record

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Physics

Bubble collisions underwater may create tiny droplets in sea spray

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Health

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be rolled out within five years

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