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mould on slide

Life

Mould gets artistic to take particle decay photo to a new level

For 30 years, mould marched across this image, eating through the protein in the gelatin-based emulsion and leaving a chaotic swirl of colours

Regulars

space

Space

Pushing the boundaries: A round-up of new popular science books

Culture

Dark radiation may fix our broken understanding of the universe

Physics

Dark radiation may fix our broken understanding of the universe

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Bacteria-killing nanofibres could make clothes that stop disease

Physics

Bacteria-killing nanofibres could make clothes that stop disease

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Mystery of neutrino masses may be explained by dark matter force

Physics

Mystery of neutrino masses may be explained by dark matter force

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Stephen Hawking in front of a starry background

Humans

Hawking's global warnings divided opinion but the world listened

Comment

Big Bang

Physics

Why the big bang was not the beginning

Features

Stephen Hawking: Tributes pour in as physicist dies aged 76

Physics

Stephen Hawking: Tributes pour in as physicist dies aged 76

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Stephen Hawking

Physics

A brief history of Stephen Hawking: A legacy of paradox

Comment

Eco-friendly nanowood is a super strong and recyclable styrofoam

Physics

Eco-friendly nanowood is a super strong and recyclable styrofoam

Nanowood is a strong yet lightweight material made by chemically stripping wood to its skeletal fibres. It’s eco-friendly and insulates better than styrofoam

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Physics

Stretchy ‘electric skin’ generates power from your movements

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Physics

Google's 72-qubit chip is the largest yet

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Physics

A twist in graphene lets you switch superconductivity on and off

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Physics

Unbreakable: The race to protect our secrets from quantum hacks

Features