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exoplanet

Space

Weather forecasts from alien worlds are in – and it’s wild out there

We have seen violent winds, clouds of glass and ruby hailstones. In fact, weather on exoplanets can be so extreme that it can make or break their habitability

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women artwork

Physics

Women in physics: Why there’s a problem and how we can solve it

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face

Mind

The truth behind ASMR and the craze for videos causing ‘head orgasms’

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waves

Earth

Why Earth’s water could be older than Earth itself

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Sugata Mitra

Humans

Don’t teach kids 鈥� I’ve shown their hive mind can learn on its own

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LIGO's detectors

Physics

Exclusive: Grave doubts over LIGO’s discovery of gravitational waves

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sea otter

Life

Why alligators, wolves and mountain lions are turning up in odd places

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Michelle Simmons

Technology

Forget quantum laptops, our quantum computing future is in the cloud

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Mind

Why memories are an illusion and forgetting is good for you

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I Was Here sign

Mind

Memory special: Do we even know what memory is for?

Remembering the past is useful, but the real purposes of memory may be quite different聽鈥� from planning for the future to learning to communicate

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Mind

Memory special: Can you supercharge your memory?

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Mind

Memory special: Can you trust your memories?

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Mind

Memory special: What happens to your memories while you sleep?

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Mind

Memory special: Can you choose what to forget?

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