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Technology

Quantum computer springs a leak

Attempts to build quantum computers could run up against a fundamental limit on how long useful information can persist inside them

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Histories: Desperate measures

Histories: Desperate measures

Features

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Life

Animals and us: Close encounters

Opinion

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Health

The real reason for Atkins diet weight loss

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Obsessive Genius by Barbara Goldsmith

Books & Arts

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Life

Human 'dental chaos' linked to evolution of cooking

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Life

The psychology of the perfect Christmas dinner

Features

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Earth

Festive decorations drive the plundering of moss

Features

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Life

How to maximise your Christmas presents

Features

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Life

Partying all over the world

From dressing up like a zebra, to eating boiled brains – five anthropologists reveal the varied art of celebration, as practised by five far-flung cultures

Features

Health

Undercooked turkeys can harbour superbugs

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Big Bang by Simon Singh

Books & Arts

Founding mother

Books & Arts

Six of the best – Pick your present

Books & Arts

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