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Could the ancient Greeks have invented quantum theory?

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Carlo Rovelli on what we get wrong about the origins of quantum theory

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What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for?

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What does quantum theory really tell us about the nature of reality?

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A timeline of the most important events in quantum mechanics

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Where exactly does the quantum world end and concrete reality begin?

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Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate

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Quantum theory at 100: Let鈥檚 celebrate its power and provocation

Quantum theory started with a bout of hay fever, and went on to transform our view of the universe 鈥� but its legacy isn't complete

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KONYA, TURKIYE - MARCH 26: Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) rest in Lake Cavuscu as they migrate from Africa to Europe and Russia with the arrival of spring in Ilgin district of Konya, Turkiye on March 26, 2025. Lake Cavuscu is home to pelicans and migratory birds on the migration route. Lake Cavuscu, where there are suitable conditions for feeding and accommodation, is also home to resident birds. (Photo by Seyit Konyali /Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Great white pelicans take a well-deserved break during migration

The birds stop at Lake 脟avu艧莽u in Turkey, a popular resting spot, as they head towards their summer breeding grounds

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Electrical synapses genetically engineered in mammals for first time

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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction

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Space could emerge from time

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Denisovan fossil from Taiwan gives clue to mysterious ancient humans

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World’s first baby born by IVF done almost entirely by a machine

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Methane-eating bacteria are ready to capture landfill emissions

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Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s

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AI-powered chilli spray could deter bears without injuring them

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Trees capture toxic fingerprint of gold mining in the Amazon

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How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science

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Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit

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Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of ancient Egypt

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Earth’s upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity

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Blood test suggests preeclampsia risk using RNA

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How long is a day on Uranus? Slightly longer than we thought, it seems

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Should we give up on recycling plastic?

Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled 鈥� but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies could change the picture drastically

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Images capture the timeless beauty of America’s ancient forests

Photographer Mitch Epstein's years-long project highlights the majesty and vulnerability of old growth forests across the US

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Carlo Rovelli on what we get wrong about the origins of quantum theory

Conventional accounts of the birth of quantum theory often overlook the pivotal role of one of its luminaries 鈥� and this has led to a persistent misunderstanding of what it really means, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli

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What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for?

Physics

What does quantum theory really tell us about the nature of reality?

Physics

A timeline of the most important events in quantum mechanics

Physics

Could the ancient Greeks have invented quantum theory?

Physics

Where exactly does the quantum world end and concrete reality begin?

Environment

Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate

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An artist?s impression of the Martian settlement SpaceX has envisioned. Image: SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/humanspaceflight/mars/

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Inside the outlandish, futuristic dreams of the tech bros

Exposing the origins of the improbable 鈥� and at times scary 鈥� plans of tech billionaires makes Adam Becker's More Everything Forever a disturbing but important book

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Why saying no is so hard and what we can do about it

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快猫短视频 recommends David de Jong’s Nazi Billionaires

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Black Mirror returns full of delights and disappointments

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No need to stop the ‘brain rot’: Modern kids aren’t less intelligent

The idea that the rise of tech means today's young people are less intelligent than previous generations is rife 鈥� but wrong, says neuroscientist Dean Burnett

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Why I still love reckoning with the quantum gravity problem