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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

Turmeric is heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can be risky

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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Physics

Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

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Technology

Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum computer

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Technology

Q-Day could destroy bitcoin – and our retirement savings

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'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

Environment

'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

Culture

Futuristic alien vessels float in formation over a vast natural valley lit by vibrant evening light.

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The late Ian Watson's sci-fi The Embedding is intriguing – but dated

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The day quantum computers break the internet

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The day quantum computers break the internet

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Luminous book jacket and author Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

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Physics

First quantum grandfather clock could probe where gravity comes from

Researchers have designed a quantum version of a pendulum clock. It could shed light on timekeeping in the quantum realm

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Physics

We may finally know why gold stays so shiny

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Physics

Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything

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Author Silvia Park: 'No one is your enemy, not even death'

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This is the most underrated sci-fi film franchise of the 21st century

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