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materials science

A boat floating upside down

Physics

Watch a toy boat float upside down in a levitating puddle

By taking advantage of a strange phenomenon in which liquids can be shaken so fast that they levitate, researchers have made a toy boat float upside down

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Science with Sam

Science with Sam: What is a black hole? And could you survive one?

Video

bricks and LED

Physics

Ordinary bricks laced with conductive fibres can store energy

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person walking on hillside

Technology

Fabric repels both oil and water thanks to clever silicone coating

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razor blade

Physics

We just figured out why shaving soft hair blunts steel razor blades

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Nutrition memes forget that there is no such thing as a 'healthy food'

Health

Nutrition memes forget that there is no such thing as a 'healthy food'

Comment

The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

Humans

The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

Culture

What is peer review?

Question

What is peer review?

Half of Nobel prizes in science go to just five research fields

Physics

Half of Nobel prizes in science go to just five research fields

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Brave New World review: Dystopian TV without lessons for today

Humans

Brave New World review: Dystopian TV without lessons for today

A TV adaptation of Brave New World covers many of the same ideas as the book, but is stripped of relevance for the present day

Culture

Humans

Afterland review: A thought-provoking tale of life without men

Culture

Health

Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

Features

Technology

Material that cannot be cut would make the ultimate bike lock

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Question

What is a genetically modified organism?

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