What is time?
Adam Frank explains why the nature of time is such an enduring – and important – problem
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Is life on Earth unique?
Ray Jayawardhana explores the possibility of life on other worlds
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Can we exploit the weirdness of quantum mechanics?
John Preskill says that harnessing quantum entanglement is key to making quantum computers
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What is the nature of the dark universe?
Catherine Heymans takes a look at what we can’t see
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Laura Bassi and the city of learning
Paula Findlen examines the life of arguably the first female professional physicist
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Redefining temperature
Michael de Podesta reveals how he has measured temperature more accurately than ever before
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The reality of open access
Michael Banks looks at how governments are implementing open-access policies
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An appetite for adventure
Janet Guthrie quit her job as a physicist to pursue her passion for motor racing. She speaks to Margaret Harris about her career
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Cool things to do with neutrons
As Peter Geltenbort explains, a growing community of neutron scientists is probing fundamental problems at the low end of the energy scale
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Mopping up carbon
David Appell examines new technologies that can suck carbon dioxide directly from the air
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