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Physics

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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Mathematics

The man who ruined mathematics

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Physics

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

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Health

Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine

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Environment

How a DIY worm farm can compost food scraps, paper or a whole kangaroo

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Health

I have been bitten by more than 200 snakes 鈥� on purpose

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Mind

The best kind of olive oil for brain health

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Space

I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water

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Physics

How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

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Health

Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?

Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving down our physical and mental fitness 鈥� but columnist Michael Le Page finds these mutations aren鈥檛 the health risk some make them out to be

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Health

A negative attitude towards ageing is making you age faster

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Technology

The success of machine mathematicians shows us how to be OK with AI

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Technology

Social media is a defective product

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Space

What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions?

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