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Physics

Magnets, boiling kettles and the secret code underlying reality

A strange, unifying mathematical pattern is popping up in all sorts of unexpected places – and it could explain some profound questions about the cosmos

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A proton-proton collision inside the LHCb detector at CERN

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LHC sees matter and antimatter misbehaving in alternate particle

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No sign of seasonal dark matter after four years of searching

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No sign of seasonal dark matter after four years of searching

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Physics

Physicists can't agree on what the quantum world looks like

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ALPHA experiment at CERN

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Antimatter atom trapped and measured with a laser for first time

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Third-ever natural quasicrystal found in Siberian meteorite

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Third-ever natural quasicrystal found in Siberian meteorite

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Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

Technology

Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

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Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for 'Oscars' of science

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Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for 'Oscars' of science

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Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

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Physics

5 deviant particles that could spark a revolution in physics

Forget the LHC – from squished electrons to self-destructing protons, careful scrutiny of everyday particles acting strangely may refresh our picture of reality

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Physics

Bump hiding in 20-year-old data could be undiscovered particle

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Space

Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go

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Space

The Higgs boson makes the universe stable – just. Coincidence?

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Life

Life's subatomic secret: How we're cracking the Hoyle state

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