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AI learns to solve quantum state of many particles at once

The same kind of artificial intelligence that beat a top human player at Go could help grapple with the astonishing complexity of large quantum systems

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Essence of reality: Hunting the universe's most basic ingredient

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

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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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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

Hair and fingerprints in the seals used to authenticate documents are yielding fascinating insights into the life and times of those who made them

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The fragile state of scientific glassblowing

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Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?

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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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