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The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matter at a special “critical ...

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The 2025 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis, whose work has led to the ...

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A memory chip just 10 atoms thick has been tested in a lab and integrated into conventional chips, demonstrating a technology ...

Scientists have identified five sleep profiles, each of which is linked to distinct mental health symptoms and brain activity ...

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For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we ...

Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s ...

A woman's fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of ...