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Gravity gets a quantum boost

Despite its 300-year history, Newton's gravitational constant, G, is the least well-measured of all the fundamental constants, but quantum mechanics may help

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Festive special: Mind the mistletoe

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Festive special: Mind the mistletoe

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Festive special: No business like snow business

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Festive special: No business like snow business

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Earth

Holly trees hobbled by smog

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Technology

Quantum computers? Don't hold your breath

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Environment

Jane Goodall forecasts the future

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The Big Questions: What is reality?

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The Big Questions: What is reality?

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The Big Questions: Will we ever have a theory of everything?

Space

The Big Questions: Will we ever have a theory of everything?

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Life

The Story of Blanche and Marie, by Per Olov Enquist

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Introduction: Quantum World

Physics

Introduction: Quantum World

Quantum physics is mind-bending, but it is also one of the most successful scientific theories ever put forward. Get to grips with a weird world with our beginner's guide

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Technology

Quantum computers: March of the qubits

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Space

Black holes: The ultimate quantum computers?

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Quantum computer works best switched off

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Space

The word: Tachyons

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