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Read article: Uncovering the universe’s invisible secrets Astronomy and space Opinion and reviews Uncovering the universe’s invisible secrets Laura Hiscott reviews The Invisible Universe: Why There’s More to Reality than Meets the Eye by Matthew Bothwell
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Read article: Could this revolutionary plane turn air travel green? Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Could this revolutionary plane turn air travel green? The airline industry is emerging from COVID-19 with progress on de-carbonizing air travel, as James McKenzie discovers
Read article: Making science centre stage Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Making science centre stage Jim Grozier reviews The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity by Robin Ince
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Read article: Tracks of my tears: the true meaning of Peter Higgs’ emotion at CERN in 2012 Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Tracks of my tears: the true meaning of Peter Higgs’ emotion at CERN in 2012 Physics is often viewed as a dispassionate and purely objective activity. So how, wonders Robert P Crease, do we explain the reaction of Peter Higgs when the boson that bears his name...
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