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SELSEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Workers from Chichester council clean spilt debris from a refrigeration container that fell from a tanker and washed ashore on the beach on December 10, 2025 in Selsey, England. A clean-up effort is underway to remove debris from England's southern coastline after sixteen containers carrying bananas and other fruit tipped off the Baltic Kipper cargo ship into the Solent strait between the Isle of Wight and British mainland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson rounds up her favourite reads of the year to date – and highlights one particular book as her top pick

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Sean Carroll: uncovering the mysteries of quantum mechanics

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Sean Carroll: uncovering the mysteries of quantum mechanics

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An Infinity Mirrored Room

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A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

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Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?

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Toy universe shows that time could be a quantum illusion

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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Why we should all take quantum physics extremely personally

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Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate

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Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness

A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long computations, an important prerequisite for becoming truly useful

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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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Physics

Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

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Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum computer

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