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‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers

Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than conventional computers, but researchers are starting to identify where they could falter

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Health

Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help your gut microbiome

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Physics

We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter

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Mind

We’re starting to understand why childhood adversity leaves its mark

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Orca attacks a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar
Life

Why are orcas still attacking boats and what can be done about it?

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Technology

Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards

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Space

The centre of our galaxy may be teeming with dark matter particles

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Technology

There’s a simple way we could drastically cut AI energy use

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Mind

School phone bans may actually harm some students’ mental health

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Mathematics

Mathematicians have found a hidden ‘reset button’ for undoing rotation

Mathematicians thought that they understood how rotation works, but now a new proof has revealed a surprising twist that makes it possible to reset even a complex sequence of motion

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Health

Why the next generation of mRNA vaccines is set to be even better

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Humans

Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved

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Life

See the adorable baby numbats offering hope to an endangered species

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Life

Dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropods got long necks

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