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GERMANY. 1990. Celebrating the unification of Germany on October 3, 1990 at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.

Mind

What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick

We are told we need cynical strategies to "play" the dating game, but the science says this is totally wrong. David Robson enjoys an evidence-based takedown from psychologist Paul Eastwick

Culture

Illustration depicting a tidal disruption event (TDE). TDEs are causes when a star passes close to a supermassive black hole and get torn apart by the gravity of the latter. The debris forms a fan-shaped pattern around the black hole before eventually falling in.

Space

A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

Culture

Directly above view of a chef chopping tomatoes

Society

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Culture

Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Physics

Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025

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Technology

The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade

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Mathematics

Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025

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Technology

The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures

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Press Photo: Microsoft?s Majorana 1 chip Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a Topological Core based on a revolutionary new class of materials developed by Microsoft. Photos by John Brecher for Microsoft.

Technology

Microsoft made a splash with a controversial quantum computer in 2025

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Environment

2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs

A village buried by a landslide, the world’s largest tidal bore and the aftermath of ferocious storms and wildfires appear in our pick of images from environment stories this year

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Space

Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

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Life

A ghostly glow was seen emanating from living things in 2025

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Life

6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025

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Technology

The world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope went big in 2025

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