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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula.

Two smart books probe multiverses, dark matter – and sexual politics

27 July 2022

Is our universe one of a myriad? How hard is it to be a woman in science? Beyond the Big Bang and The Elephant in the Universe explore these questions and more
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Naomi Oreskes asks "why trust science" in an age of denialism

6 November 2019

In Why Trust Science?, Naomi Oreskes's asks bold questions but knows there are no clear answers – and critiques herself as the book unfolds
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Time Tries All Things review – Take time out to enjoy a dreamlike show

30 January 2019

String theory, triangulation, relativity - who cares if physicists trying to explain time have reached an impasse? A new show presses pause on hunting for answers
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What Is Real? A tale of how big egos hijacked quantum physics

16 May 2018

The quantum story is all brilliant insights, flawed male scientists – and few female ones. To progress, we may need to dump our prejudices, says a new book

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