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One time or another: Our best 5 theories of the fourth dimension

What is time and why does time flow? Is it just an illusion? Answering these questions is still one of physics’ greatest challenges

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When computers were human: The black women behind NASA’s success

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Katherine Johnson: The brilliant woman who got the US into space

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Mapping the multiverse: How far away is your parallel self?

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Squeezed light cools tiny drum to coldest temperature ever

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Humans

Holiday brain-off round 4: Demonstrate the wisdom of the ages

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Life

Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

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Medieval wax seals are giving up fresh historical secrets

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The fragile state of scientific glassblowing

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Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?

The ability of Aboriginal Australian peoples to navigate by the night sky suggests they have been stargazing from before Stonehenge or the Pyramids

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How the rules of long-lost board games take us inside ancient minds

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No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

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Why predictive text is making you forget how to write

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Life

Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus

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