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Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery

The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space-time could present an answer

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Universal Studios handout film still: DISCLOSURE DAY. Josh O'Connor is Dr. Daniel Kellner in DISCLOSURE DAY, directed by Steven Spielberg.

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The 4 must-watch science-fiction films of the year so far

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Health

A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food

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The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026

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The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026

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Technology

Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater

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The book jacket of Slow Gods by Claire North

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Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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SELSEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Workers from Chichester council clean spilt debris from a refrigeration container that fell from a tanker and washed ashore on the beach on December 10, 2025 in Selsey, England. A clean-up effort is underway to remove debris from England's southern coastline after sixteen containers carrying bananas and other fruit tipped off the Baltic Kipper cargo ship into the Solent strait between the Isle of Wight and British mainland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

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The lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon

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The lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon

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An Infinity Mirrored Room

Physics

A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is frozen forever might not be impossible. If we can tame it, it could unlock whole new types of matter

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Space

The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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Space

Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history

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Earth

Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate

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