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Technology

The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think

Robots are becoming more a part of our lives every year, and worries about a robot army rising up have long plagued the technology. But columnist Annalee Newitz talks to nanobot researchers and finds out the real robot army could be a welcome solution to medical or environmental problems

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Space

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

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Mind

Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing

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Physics

Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?

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Mathematics

The mathematician who doesn’t exist

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Space

The problem of cosmic inflation and how to solve it

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Health

Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?

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Physics

An unorthodox version of quantum theory could reveal what reality is

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Health

We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions

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Mind

How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind

Smartwatches commonly use heart rate variability to monitor stress. Columnist Helen Thomson explores what this metric actually tells us, and whether it could also predict and diagnose depression – and help improve your mental health more generally

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Health

Is stem cell therapy about to transform medicine and reverse ageing?

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Mind

Why is it so hard to change your mind?

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Space

The rise, the fall and the rebound of cyclic cosmology

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Humans

Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?

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