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We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

Space

We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

The big bang wasn’t the start of everything, but it has been impossible to see what came before. Now a new kind of cosmology is lifting the veil on the beginning of time

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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

Environment

Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

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How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

Mind

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

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Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

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Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

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Photos of a newborn infant being carefully cradled by the medical professional helping to deliver it. The photos are taken from the perspective of the parent giving birth.

Humans

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

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Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer

Technology

Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer

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The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

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The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

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Illustration of sandy beach in bay

Humans

Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised

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Chemist Omar M. Yaghi

Chemistry

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

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A collage of analog clocks against a black background. Some are broken in half

Physics

The daring idea that time is an illusion and how we could prove it

The way time ticks forward in our universe has long stumped physicists. Now, a new set of tools from entangled atoms to black holes promises to reveal time’s true nature

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Physics

Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

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Environment

Pinning extreme weather on climate change: Best ideas of the century

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Space

Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

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Environment

The invention of net zero: Best ideas of the century

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