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Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) explore a strange new world

Physics

His Dark Materials review: Season 2 is spine-chillingly excellent

An exceptional cast continues to make His Dark Materials a brilliant show. The introduction of a character who studies the secrets of the cosmos is the cherry on top, says Emily Wilson

Culture

Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Space

Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Comment

Plasma in the original MAST tokamak

Physics

UK's spherical nuclear fusion reactor tests new heat-reducing exhaust

News

Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

Space

Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

Culture

Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?

Space

Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?

Culture

Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

Space

Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

News

Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension

Physics

Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension

Features

We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside

Physics

We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside

Features

Diamond anvil

Physics

First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution

News

Physicists have discovered the ultimate speed limit of sound

Physics

Physicists have discovered the ultimate speed limit of sound

Sound travels through solids and liquids via atoms interacting, and now its top speed has been calculated for the first time: it is about 36 kilometres per second

News

Physics

Supercool experiment reveals water is actually two liquids in one

News

Physics

Slimy ships could slip through water more efficiently to save energy

News

Physics

Could we jump into a wormhole to save us from the world at present?

Comment

Physics

Maths reveals the top strategies to win at fantasy football

News