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Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

It’s now so hard to test our best theories of how the universe works that some physicists want to change the way we do science

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With science if at first you don’t succeed, keep trying

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Quantum weirdness may hide an orderly reality after all

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Quantum weirdness may hide an orderly reality after all

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Competition: Your chance to have a sci-fi idea made into a film

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Feedback: Mars is blue, says chronicler of space oddities

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A black hole's edge will burn you up if you try to escape

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Frozen quantum gas tied into knots for the first time

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Frozen quantum gas tied into knots for the first time

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Can burping black holes reveal the true fabric of the universe?

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Can burping black holes reveal the true fabric of the universe?

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How maths can help you create the perfect Christmas Day

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How maths can help you create the perfect Christmas Day

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Stargazing through the bottom of a glass

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Stargazing through the bottom of a glass

From Galileo's pioneering spyglass to the Hubble Space Telescope, the best astronomical instruments have depended on glassware destined for the dining table

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Life

Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

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Technology

Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

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Health

You are what you speak: How your mother tongue shapes you

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Life

What snowy owls get up to when the mercury drops

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