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States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Physics

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

From time crystals to supersolids, we keep discovering extraordinary new kinds of matter – now the true challenge is being able to predict what we'll find next

Features

Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

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Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

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Chainmail arch supporting weight

Technology

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

News

Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

Space

From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

Culture

venus

Space

Comet’s dust trail could rain down on Venus this December

News

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

Regulars

How fast does the earth spin

Question

How fast does Earth spin?

Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules

Space

Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules

News

telescope

Space

World’s first commercial deep-space communications antenna opens in UK

News

The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

Space

The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

The idea that the universe is continually inflating isn’t confirmed – but there are still some misconceptions about it, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Space

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has ridden his own rocket to space

News

Space

Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos set for launch on his New Shepard craft

News

People in Science

Mae Jemison

Space

Virgin Galactic may finally send Richard Branson to space on 11 July

News

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