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Is the universe really one big black hole?

According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density – given that the universe contains a lot of relatively empty space, could the whole cosmos be a black hole?

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Space

Why 'beauty factories' could solve two massive cosmological mysteries

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Trump's unfounded health claims cast a long shadow

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Mathematics

The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of

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Health

We can avoid the agonising wait for advances in women's healthcare

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Environment

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

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Are you an introvert or extrovert? Surprisingly, the answer is neither

Mind

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Surprisingly, the answer is neither

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Mind

Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?

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Humans

Where’s my jetpack got to? And other sci-fi tech queries

We are still waiting for the retro-futuristic tech and social revolutions envisioned in science fiction’s old gold, writes Annalee Newitz – not to mention advances in reproduction

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Health

In the race to reach 100, the wealthy have a head start

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Environment

A radical idea to fix plastics recycling

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Physics

Why simple tasks like charging your phone rely on quantum measurements

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Environment

Exciting new research shows ways to defuse the "green backlash"

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