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Emilie du Chatelet

Physics

The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton's physics

Emilie du Châtelet was a talented mathematician and experimental physicist who took on France's intellectual establishment. But history hasn't done her justice

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Earth

What does ‘natural’ mean? Time to ditch a dangerous concept

Analysis

Ancient pot beer funnel

Humans

5000-year-old beer-brewing kit found in China

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Someone holds a bowl of a cocoa drink

Health

Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

Health gurus, show us the evidence for your diet advice

Health

Health gurus, show us the evidence for your diet advice

Leader

free will

Physics

Physics killed free will and time's flow. We need them back

Features

Microscope image of helicobacter bacteria

Health

Microbiomania: The truth behind the hype about our bodily bugs

Insight

A person noses a glass of white wine

Life

Synthetic wine made without grapes claims to mimic fine vintages

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Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley holding plates of food

Health

The Hemsley effect: why we fall for celebrity food advice

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Layout of 5-cubit device

Technology

Try your hand at programming IBM's online quantum computer

The tech giant is working on large-scale quantum computers, so has put an older, smaller model online for anyone to use

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Environment

Recycled coffee grounds could make roads smoother and greener

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Physics

Beech marten halts LHC after chewing on a power cable

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Humans

Nightmare FAQs: The 5 dream questions you were too afraid to ask

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Health

Processed food bad, natural food good? We've got it so wrong

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