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Quantum experiment settles a century-old row between Einstein and Bohr

Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr had an ongoing rivalry about the true nature of quantum mechanics, and came up with a thought experiment that could settle the matter. Now, that experiment has finally been performed for real

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PARADISE - ???The Day??? - Sinatra and Xavier confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise. (Disney/Brian Roedel) JAMES MARSDEN, STERLING K. BROWN, KRYS MARSHALL

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The six best science-fiction shows of 2025

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3D5R1ED THE OCCUPANT 2025 de Hugo Keijzer Ella Balinska. Prod DB ? Revolver Amsterdam - The Electric Shadow Company - Studio Artizm

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The two standout science-fiction films of 2025

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Physics

Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real

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An artwork made my layering many paper cutouts, showing an astronaut near a black hole. Within the black hole are colourful swirls, stars and specks

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Black hole entropy hints at a surprising truth about our universe

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Astronaut sits in a window frame inside a space ship and reads a book about science. Concept of exploring space.

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

From drowned worlds to virtual utopias via deep space, wild ideas abound in Emily H. Wilson's picks for her favourite sci-fi reads of the year

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Physics

A new understanding of causality could fix quantum theory’s fatal flaw

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Technology

Quantum computers need classical computing to be truly useful

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

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Physics

An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little

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