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The greater mouse-eared bat has a habit of bumping into windows

Life

Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their 'sonar'

Until bats get very close, their echolocation makes them “see” smooth surfaces like windows as gaps rather than as a solid material – with impactful results

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Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘summary’

Physics

Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘summary’

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Jupiter with one pole glowing blue

Space

Jupiter’s powerful aurora is surprisingly different from Earth’s

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Quantum computers could handle models that are too complex for us to run now

Technology

This qubit redesign may make it easier to make quantum computers

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matter artwork

Physics

What if the diminutive electron isn’t as small as it gets?

Features

boy with blackboard covered in sums

Physics

Why am I rubbish at maths? And other curious questions answered

Features

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

Technology

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

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numbers 4

Physics

Fraudulent figures: The numbers that say when things are fishy

Features

numbers 3

Physics

Figures of fun: The quirkiest numbers we know

Features

number 2

Physics

Calming figures: The numbers that maintain harmony around us

From architecture to planetary orbits, these numbers play a vital role in keeping order

Features

Physics

Authority figures: The numbers that rule them all

Features

Technology

First underwater entanglement could lead to unhackable comms

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Space

Solar eclipse will reveal the roiling fog of plasma we call home

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Technology

How US diplomats may have been attacked by sonic weapons in Cuba

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