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Cosmic inflation

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Cosmic inflation

Cosmic inflation is a faster-than-light expansion of the universe that spawned many others. Inflation was invented to explain a couple of features of the universe that are really hard to explain without it.

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The invention of the nuclear bomb

quantum mechanics

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Quantum mechanics

String theory

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String theory

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Physics

The time paradox: How your brain creates the fourth dimension

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From the archives: How a cosmic illusion proved Einstein’s relativity

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What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole?

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What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole?

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Must we topple Einstein to let physics leap forward again?

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Einstein quiz: Can you guess which quotes are really his?

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Einstein quiz: Can you guess which quotes are really his?

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The quantum world is infamously weird – now we might know why

The property that makes the subatomic realm so odd could also be the engine that gives quantum computers their superpower

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Physics

Star smash-up is yet more evidence Einstein got it right about gravity

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Einstein was wrong: Why 'normal' physics can't explain reality

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Roberto Trotta: What has Einstein ever done for you?

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The legacy of Stephen Hawking

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