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Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Tom Morton-Smith’s one-act romance captures a turning point in particle physics, says Stewart Pringle

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The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

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A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

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Nanofridge could keep quantum computers cool enough to calculate

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5 impossible things the laws of physics might actually allow

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Quantum effects cloak impossible singularities with black holes

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Reality check: The hidden connections behind quantum weirdness

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Inside knowledge: Is information the only thing that exists?

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Inside knowledge: Why we'll never know everything

Our brains are a glorious, uproarious complex mess – and that's just one reason why we'll never achieve ultimate enlightenment about reality

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How dark matter lost its shine for me

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Rules of attraction: Why it's time to rethink how gravity works

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Cooling to absolute zero mathematically outlawed after a century

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Fuzzy pulsars orbiting black holes could unmask quantum gravity

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