Quantum theory continues to challenge our conception of reality
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Physics
Beyond quantum physics: The search for a more fundamental theory
Features
Physics
Why it might be impossible to build a practical quantum computer
Features
Physics
Why is it so difficult to find a viable quantum theory of gravity?
Features
Physics
Can quantum effects in the brain explain consciousness?
Features
Physics
From photosynthesis to navigation, life may exploit quantum effects
Features
Health
Connecting with nature is good, but can apps help us do it better?
Features
Physics
Is quantum theory really as random as it seems?
Features
Physics
What putting big things in quantum states can tell us about reality
Features
Physics
Quantum Darwinism: Can evolutionary theory explain objective reality?
Features
Physics
Do we distil reality from the quantum fog or does it exist without us?
Features
Physics
This is what makes the quantum world so strange and confusing
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Space
Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report
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Health
Tiny human brain grown in lab has eye-like structures that 'see' light
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Life
Male chimps with more friends are more likely to have offspring
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Technology
Diabetes implant is restocked by swallowing magnetic insulin capsules
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Life
Male woodpeckers that share mates with brothers live longer lives
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Life
Birds get angry when their favourite snacks are swapped in magic trick
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Physics
Huge lasers make conditions at the cusp of ignition for nuclear fusion
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Life
Bat pups babble like human babies do in order to practice vocalising
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Health
Two covid-19 vaccines are 15 per cent less effective against delta
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Environment
2021's extraordinary wildfires have released a record amount of CO2
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Life
Giant coral is the widest ever found in the Great Barrier Reef
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Physics
Investigation of Nazi uranium could help stop modern nuclear smuggling
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Health
Delivering mRNA inside a human protein could help treat many diseases
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Technology
Apple's child abuse detection software may be vulnerable to attack
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Space
Astronomers have just found more than half a million new asteroids
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Life
Rattlesnakes use auditory illusion to make us think they are nearby
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Technology
US-built biometrics equipment is falling into the hands of the Taliban
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Life
Ants use soil physics to excavate metre-long tunnels that last decades
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Health
It really is difficult to get fit after giving birth, study reveals
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Technology
Sneaky US Navy feedback device could stop people being able to speak
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Life
Thieving honeybees offer a glimpse of flowers’ evolutionary origins
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Humans
Extinction Rebellion begins fortnight of climate protests in London
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Covid passes: How are they used, are they ethical and do they work?
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Physics
This is what makes the quantum world so strange and confusing
Features
Physics
Quantum Darwinism: Can evolutionary theory explain objective reality?
Features
Physics
What putting big things in quantum states can tell us about reality
Features
Physics
From photosynthesis to navigation, life may exploit quantum effects
Features
Physics
Why it might be impossible to build a practical quantum computer
Features
Physics
Beyond quantum physics: The search for a more fundamental theory
Features
Health
Connecting with nature is good, but can apps help us do it better?
Features
Physics
Can quantum effects in the brain explain consciousness?
Features
Physics
Is quantum theory really as random as it seems?
Features
Physics
Do we distil reality from the quantum fog or does it exist without us?
Features
Physics
Why is it so difficult to find a viable quantum theory of gravity?
Features
