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Physics

We're solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

For decades, scientists have tried and failed to explain how the force that binds the heart of atoms together really works. But new mathematical tools are finally prising the problem open

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CERN upgrade: Inside the world's largest scientific experiment

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CERN upgrade: Inside the world's largest scientific experiment

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

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Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

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Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device

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Antimatter has been transported by road for the first time

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How AI shook the world's largest meeting of physicists

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Inside the world’s first antimatter delivery service

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Physicists create formula for how many times you can fold a crêpe

When you fold a flexible material such as a pancake or a tortilla, its behaviour depends on a competition between gravity and elasticity

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The mystery of how volcanic lightning happens has been solved

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Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery

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Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together

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Would aliens do physics, or is science a human invention?

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