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See the latest physics news and expert analysis on dark matter, the multiverse, theoretical and particle physics, quantum theory, and more from the world of physics.

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Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal

An expensive superfuel normally reserved for missiles and hypersonic jets can now be made from crop waste instead of fossil fuels - and more cheaply to boot

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No sign radiation from a missile explosion has spread beyond Russia

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Earth’s magnetic poles probably won’t flip within our lifetime

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Inside the race to find the first billion-digit prime number

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How the coolest, smallest stars could help us discover new exoplanets

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen

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Physicists who came up with supergravity win $3m Breakthrough Prize

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A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable

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New type of pipe for pumping blood is just liquid with no pipe

Jim Al-Khalili

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Physicist Jim Al-Khalili on Leeds United, Einstein and quantum biology

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To understand reality, we first need to find our place in it

How the physical world influences our conscious experience, and vice versa, are fundamental mysteries. Will we ever work them out, asks Richard Webb

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Is reality real? How evolution blinds us to the truth about the world

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The age of giant particle accelerators like the LHC may be over

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Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Weird new type of magnetic liquid could be used to control soft robots