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HDB7EX STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, Starship Enterprise, 1987-1994. Paramount/Courtesy:Everett Collection.

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We could detect a malfunctioning warp drive on an alien starship

Faster-than-light warp drives are theoretically possible to build, and if aliens are using them, we should be able to detect the gravitational waves produced when one goes wrong

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Arboretum, a wooden office estate on the western fringes of Paris,

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Forest office: The role of wood in Paris's low-carbon building boom

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These are the best new science fiction books to read this June 2024

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These are the best new science fiction books to read this June 2024

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How materials that rewind light can test physics' most extreme ideas

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How materials that rewind light can test physics' most extreme ideas

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Our writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time

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Our writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time

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Sci-fi author Martha Wells on what a machine intelligence might want

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Sci-fi author Martha Wells on what a machine intelligence might want

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Read an extract from All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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Read an extract from All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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2WG3YFC Titanium crater formed by a laser, SEM

Chemistry

Some metals actually grow more resilient when hot

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Physics

Physicists are grappling with their own reproducibility crisis

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Beaten egg whites with sugar for Meringue in a mixing bowl with an electric hand whisk. Cooking process with kitchen utensils.

Chemistry

How science can help you whip up perfect egg whites for your bakes

Egg whites are key to so many baked goods but can be tricky to work with. These tips will help you master the technique, says Catherine de Lange

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Physics

Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor

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Jurassic Park to The Martian: 5 movies that get botany (mostly) wrong

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The best new science fiction books of May 2024

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Carbon-negative cement can be made with a mineral that helps catch CO2

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