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How quantum theory says we can never see a complete picture of reality

How quantum theory says we can never see a complete picture of reality

1 July 2020

Schrödinger's cat is only the start of quantum weirdness, says physicist Vlatko Vedral – it leads us to strange worlds where personalities split and time does not exist


Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

11 June 2020

An instrument on board the International Space Station contains one of the coldest places in the universe, and researchers have used it to create a cloud of frozen atoms


Aerial images highlighting fight to protect the Amazon win photo award

Aerial images highlighting fight to protect the Amazon win photo award

10 June 2020

Pablo Albarenga’s series documenting threatened Amazonian environments and the people defending them has won the top prize at the Sony World Photography Award 2020


Taming nuclear fusion is hard, but there are new reasons for optimism

Taming nuclear fusion is hard, but there are new reasons for optimism

10 June 2020

Technological advances, greater investment and growing political interest in addressing climate change mean the dream of harnessing nuclear fusion for energy may finally become a reality


This week’s new questions

This week’s new questions

10 June 2020

How do chameleons blend into their background, and can a better understanding of maths help you win at Monopoly? Send us your thoughts and we'll publish our favourites


Does a kettle boil quicker if you shake it?

Does a kettle boil quicker if you shake it?

10 June 2020

Watched kettles never boil, but what about shaken ones? Reader share their theories


Can you make your own homebrew decaffeinated tea?

Can you make your own homebrew decaffeinated tea?

10 June 2020

If you discard the first brew made from a teabag, will the next one will be decaffeinated, or is this just an urban legend? Readers explain the diffusion kinetics of tea


Can artificial intelligence solve our fiendish cryptic crossword?

Can artificial intelligence solve our fiendish cryptic crossword?

10 June 2020

Social distancing for the undead, plus enough reading material to fill a thousand Olympic swimming pools in Feedback's weekly weird round-up


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New Scientist puzzle #63: What day?

10 June 2020

Five friends can't remember which day of the week it is. Can you help them by deciphering their conflicting statements?


The biggest dinosaur ever may have been twice the size we thought

The biggest dinosaur ever may have been twice the size we thought

10 June 2020

A near-mythical titanosaur could have been twice as heavy as Patagotitan, the dinosaur previously thought to be the largest animal ever to walk the Earth


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