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Space

The first quantum fluctuations set into motion a huge cosmic mystery

The earliest acoustic vibrations in the cosmos weren’t exactly sound – they travelled at half the speed of light and there was nobody around to hear them anyway. But Jim Baggott says from the first moments, the universe was singing

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LIAOCHENG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: (CHINA OUT) People take photos with the glass sculpture of a Chinese cabbage installed at a square on February 18, 2016 in Liaocheng, Shandong Province of China. The glass sculpture is 9-meters tall and 5-meters wide. The Chinese cabbage is called

Life

Could James and the Giant Peach inspire the future of food?

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A large group of babies crawling in nappies or diapers

Health

Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t

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2G41YN6 USA. Christopher Lee in a scene from (C)New Line Cinema film: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). PLOT: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Director: Peter Jackson (Extended) Ref: LMK110-J7187-170621 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com

Technology

How not to misread science fiction

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An X-ray skull with coloured brain and neurons

Mind

What I’ll be doing to help detox my brain in the new year

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Technology

Quantum computers turned out to be more useful than expected in 2025

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Space

Cosmology’s Great Debate began a century ago – and is still going

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Technology

This year we were drowning in a sea of slick, nonsensical AI slop

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3D6BBB4 Comet Lemmon photographed from northern Italy on 26th October 2025.

Space

Comets were on fire this year – for better or worse

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Health

How I learned to keep my brain in better repair this year

Neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson on how she discovered a host of evidence-based ways to keep her brain healthier in 2026

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Humans

2025 was chock full of exciting discoveries in human evolution

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Life

Could the super-rich be cloning themselves? And why would they?

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Physics

Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real

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Mind

Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

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