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Stay informed with commentary and opinion pieces on the latest issues in science, technology, health and the environment, written by expert New ÒÁÈ˾þà journalists and world-leading researchers and thinkers.

Space

The problem of cosmic inflation and how to solve it

One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane says this leaves us with a puzzle that could make or break physics as we know it

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Health

Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?

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Health

The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert

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Physics

An unorthodox version of quantum theory could reveal what reality is

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Health

Long covid reveals the harm of one-size-fits-all medical treatment

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Environment

How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car

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Health

We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions

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Mind

How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind

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Health

Is stem cell therapy about to transform medicine and reverse ageing?

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Mind

Why is it so hard to change your mind?

Changing your opinion can be difficult, and it’s sometimes even seen as a flaw. But research shows being open-minded has a host of benefits. Columnist David Robson finds there are a few simple ways to encourage yourself to withstand the discomfort that gets in the way of mental flexibility

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Space

The rise, the fall and the rebound of cyclic cosmology

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Humans

Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?

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Physics

The stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China

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Mathematics

The man who ruined mathematics

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