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Physics
What is time? The mysterious essence of the fourth dimension
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Earth
How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales
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Physics
Will we ever unite physics? Clocks in superposition could offer clues
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Life
How do we make the most of our time? The power of confronting death
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Mind
Can we live without time? Not if we value a solid sense of self
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Will time ever end? The answer lies in the death throes of the cosmos
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Mind
Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions
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Jun Ye interview: What use is the world's most accurate clock?
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Could we ever go back in time? Relativity does not rule it out
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How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories
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Technology
Scientists covered a robot finger in living human skin
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Humans
New test shows which bits of your DNA are from which biological parent
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Life
Thousands of coral larvae ‘planted’ under offshore wind turbine
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Health
Brain cells that control fever and other illness symptoms discovered
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Society
Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver
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Space
James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a tiny space rock – but it’s OK
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Environment
Trees are protecting Raphael paintings by soaking up pollution in Rome
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Health
Covid-19 in pregnancy linked to delays in babies reaching milestones
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Technology
Quantum computers proved to have ‘quantum advantage’ on some tasks
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Environment
Polystyrene-eating beetle larvae could help us recycle plastics
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Health
Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease
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Physics
A new kind of time crystal has been created and lasts 10 milliseconds
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Environment
Thousands of previously undescribed viruses found by huge ocean survey
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Space
Mysterious cold blobs may be hiding inside a distant star
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Life
Monarch butterflies are doing surprisingly well in North America
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Health
One epigenome-editing injection could cut cholesterol level for years
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Environment
UK government admits its net-zero climate strategy doesn't add up
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Life
Some dinosaurs may have had the reptile version of a belly button
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Environment
Conservationists warn spread of bird flu is wiping out UK seabirds
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Health
Brains can be hotter than the rest of our bodies, especially in women
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Physics
Physicists have made a quantum boomerang for the first time
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Environment
A third of the world’s largest companies now have net-zero targets
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Humans
AI finds hidden evidence of ancient human fires 1 million years ago
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Technology
Has Google's LaMDA artificial intelligence really achieved sentience?
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Space
Gaia telescope’s new map of the Milky Way will let us rewind time
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Life
Bacteria bred for 2000 generations settle long-term evolution mystery
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Features
Physics
What is time? The mysterious essence of the fourth dimension
Features
Physics
Could we ever go back in time? Relativity does not rule it out
Features
Mind
How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories
Features
Mind
Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions
Features
Earth
How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales
Features
Physics
Jun Ye interview: What use is the world's most accurate clock?
Features
Physics
Will we ever unite physics? Clocks in superposition could offer clues
Features
Life
How do we make the most of our time? The power of confronting death
Features
Mind
Can we live without time? Not if we value a solid sense of self
Features
Physics
Will time ever end? The answer lies in the death throes of the cosmos
Features
