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Quantum information: The promise

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Quantum information: Killer apps

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Quantum information: Are we nearly there yet?

Space

Tick tick boom, the Earth spits out a moon

Earth

Bug Mac and flies: Are insects really food’s future?

Environment

Nano magic: The power of powder to save energy

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Health

Wales votes yes for opt-out organ donation

Adults in Wales will have their organs donated for transplant unless they opt out of a system put in place to increase organ availability by 25 per cent

Space

Two space telescopes close their eyes on the skies

Earth

Briefing: Firefighters on the front lines of wildfires

Health

Global crackdown seizes fake drugs worth $41 million

60 Seconds

Space

Vulcan not Pluto moon despite Star Trek actor’s push

Space

Fireball rocket crash adds to Russia’s space woes

Earth

World’s only freshwater porpoise on brink of extinction

Earth

Rise of renewables starts climate-change fightback

Earth

Overprotection may be hampering hunt for Mars life

Humans

Echoes in the brain open a window on yesterday

Double good news from HIV front line

Earth

Tree-loving orang-utans hang out on the forest floor

Health

Mindscapes: First man to hear people before they speak

Humans

Flowers have been at funerals for 13,000 years

Physics

‘Gorilla’ phone glass caught shrinking in just days

Life

Quantum mechanics enables ‘impossible’ space chemistry

Earth

Tohoku megaquake shows big tremors make volcanoes sink

Software says Knox’s DNA not on crime scene bra clasp

Health

Listen to the lasers to detect disease in blood cells

Earth

Bomb-test fallout could catch illegal ivory traders

Life

Zoologger: Invasion of the sleepy raccoon dogs

Technology

Skin-deep modelling holds key to natural digital faces

Technology

3D-printed dummy landmines teach subtle skills

Technology

One Per Cent

Technology

Precision herbicide drones launch strikes on weeds

Earth

Citizen cartographers fill the gaps in maps

Technology

Windows aims to open up 3D printing to the masses

Opinion

Life

There may already be aliens on Mars

The likelihood of contamination from Earth may ironically be a boost to the search for Martian life

Life

Eating insects: Disgust is just the first hurdle

Earth

No more excuses over switch to clean energy

Humans

Martyr myth: Inside the minds of suicide bombers

Humans

Does banning prostitution make women safer?

Humans

Physics goes social: How behaviour obeys quantum logic

Aperture

Earth

In this echo-free room you can hear your heartbeat

Resembling a surreal futuristic city, this anechoic chamber plays a vital role in making sure that satellites deliver accurate environmental data

Features

Physics

Quantum information: The promise

Processing data in quantum states offers the prospect of peerlessly powerful, economical and secure number crunching. The challenge is to make it a reality

Physics

Quantum information: Building a quantum computer

Physics

Quantum information: Killer apps

Physics

Quantum information: Are we nearly there yet?

Space

Tick tick boom, the Earth spits out a moon

Earth

Bug Mac and flies: Are insects really food’s future?

Environment

Nano magic: The power of powder to save energy

Culture

Earth

What do we fix first 鈥� environment or economy?

A slew of books, ebooks, pamphlets and journals are tackling the crucial relationship between environmental crisis and financial meltdown. By Fred Pearce

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Enigma Number 1756

Regulars

Feedback: More consumption than a city

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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