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The Universe is a hologram: Stephen Hawking’s final theory, explained by his closest collaborator
On the sixth anniversary of Stephen Hawking’s death, close friend and colleague Thomas Hertog unpacks the trailblazing physicist’s thoughts on the Big Bang’s origins.
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[:es]Tourism’s carbon impact three times larger than estimated[:]
[:es]A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, around three times greater than previous estimates. [:]
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[:eu]What the brain’s wiring looks like[:]
[:eu]The world’s most detailed scan of the brain’s internal wiring has been produced by scientists at Cardiff University.[:]
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The quantum origin of time
Some scientists and philosophers think the future might indeed affect the past – although we would only find out when the future arrives. And it may be able to due […]
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It’s time we dispelled these myths about autism
These four misconceptions about autism are damaging and in desperate need of debunking.
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The most accurate clocks in space
Fast-spinning pulsars can act as the universe’s timekeepers
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Caribbean super-rat history extracted from DNA
Scientists have pieced together the evolutionary history of a fascinating group of extinct Caribbean rats, some of which grew to the size of cats. The so-called rice rats were lost […]
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The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust
Hidden in an unknown corner of Inner Mongolia is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, consumer gadgets and green tech.
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Five things Alice in Wonderland reveals about the brain
Lewis Carroll’s popular tales contain some hidden truths about the human brain that are still inspiring neuroscientists to this day. David Robson takes a leap down the rabbit hole.