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Person writing math equations on glass

Mathematics

Why science relies too much on mathematics

Mathematics is at the heart of modern science but we shouldn’t forget other ways to reason, says author and researcher Roland Ennos

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2NGGYHG Polish-born American biochemist Dr. Casimir Funk, who coined the term vitamin, is shown at work in his new research laboratory on W. 64th Street in New York City on Jan. 12, 1953. (AP Photo)

Chemistry

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

Comment

Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

Culture

‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

Culture

Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

Culture

Odysseus spacecraft is the first private mission to land on the moon

Space

Odysseus spacecraft is the first private mission to land on the moon

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Space

Famous supernova left a blazing hot neutron star at its centre

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

Health

Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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flour and wooden spoon

Chemistry

Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

The Hugo Awards are the Oscars for sci-fi and fantasy fans, so any oddities in the voting data for 2023's ceremony in China are bound to be upsetting. But whatever the reality, Emily H. Wilson finds an unexpected upside

Culture

Space

Intuitive Machines is about to launch its Odysseus moon lander

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Physics

Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

Features

Space

SpaceX aims to let astronauts avoid a radio blackout during re-entry

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Chemistry

Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

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