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quantum science

Physics

Where Schrödinger’s cat came from – and why it’s getting fatter

Schrödinger called his metaphorical cat “quite ridiculous” but the quantum weirdness it represents has become a useful benchmark for the quantum computing industry, finds our quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Comment

Speculative novel layers Groundhog Day with existential dreaminess

Physics

Speculative novel layers Groundhog Day with existential dreaminess

Culture

model of a suspension of a quantum chip of a Quantum System Two

Technology

Why quantum computers may continue to fail a key test

Analysis

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15184551q) Thousands demonstrate for science and research funding, two areas that have been hit particularly hard by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's cuts via the Department of Government Efficiency, in Washington, on March 7, 2025. The demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial featured scientists, members of Congress, and music performers, among others. Thousands attend pro-science demonstration in Washington, DC, United States - 07 Mar 2025

Society

What politicians so often get wrong about science

Leader

Ringworld

Comment

Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven

Culture

Qubit, abstract illustration.

Physics

Space could emerge from time

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Technology

Quantum computers could protect our data from quantum computers

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Physics

'Quantum Darwinism' may explain why we live in a shared reality

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Comment

Robert Pattinson shines in clunky sci-fi adaptation Mickey 17

Culture

The epic quest to redefine the second using the world's best clocks

Technology

The epic quest to redefine the second using the world's best clocks

A more precise definition of the second is crucial to all sorts of physical measurements – but to get there, scientists have to pack up their extraordinarily fragile optical clocks and take them on tour

Features

Comment

The best new science fiction books of April 2025

Culture

Physics

How nothing could destroy the universe

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Space

NASA cut $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more

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Space

Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole

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