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Technology

Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?

The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum computers in their development. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explores how these could change our understanding of quantum physics, or even help us make better devices

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Life

Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'

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Mind

‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?

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Health

Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?

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Technology

Technology is changing our perspective on nature – at every scale

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Space

We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem

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Mind

How to sparkle in conversation with strangers

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Space

A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now

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Humans

What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa

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Mathematics

The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

A seemingly simple set of rules kicks off a kind of mathematical magic trick, which has kept great minds busy since the 1930s. Columnist Jacob Aron explores the origins of the Collatz conjecture, why it is so addictive to mathematicians and whether AI could help us solve it once and for all

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Space

How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe

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Health

Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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Technology

Q-Day could destroy bitcoin – and our retirement savings

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Health

Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?

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