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Technology

AI learns to solve quantum state of many particles at once

The same kind of artificial intelligence that beat a top human player at Go could help grapple with the astonishing complexity of large quantum systems

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Earth

Great lettuce crisis is a taste of climate crop chaos to come

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Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline

Life

Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline

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Life

Why grey wolves kill less prey when brown bears are around

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Physics

Essence of reality: Hunting the universe's most basic ingredient

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Physics

One time or another: Our best 5 theories of the fourth dimension

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Health

Call off the breakfast wars and pass another slice of toast

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Health

We should have no beef with bureaucracy if it keeps food safe

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Health

Are potatoes now a cancer risk? Here's what you need to know

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Space

When computers were human: The black women behind NASA’s success

In the mid-20th century, when discrimination and segregation were rife, a number of black women were making their mark at NASA. Here are just a few

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Life

Foxes may confuse predators by rubbing themselves in puma scent

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Space

Katherine Johnson: The brilliant woman who got the US into space

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Physics

Mapping the multiverse: How far away is your parallel self?

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Health

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years

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