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Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3m Breakthrough prize for pulsars discovery

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3m Breakthrough prize for pulsars discovery

Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars – bright, spinning neutron stars – in 1967. Now, she has been awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for that work

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Exclusive: Chinese sci-fi genius Cixin Liu on humanity's deadly future

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Why an orbiting moon station is the worst idea of the new space age

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A 4D-printed model of the Sydney Opera House

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Watch 4D-printed ceramics form elaborate, shape-shifting structures

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We might only see time because we can’t think in quantum physics

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We might only see time because we can’t think in quantum physics

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Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

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Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

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Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

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Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

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Is this our first clue to a world beyond quantum theory?

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Is this our first clue to a world beyond quantum theory?

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Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

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Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

Tiny particles seem to stop misfolded proteins from forming toxic clumps in the brains of mice, improving their performance on physical tests

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Trio of stars shows Einstein is still right about relativity

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Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?

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