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Quantum computers are surprisingly random – but that’s a good thing
Shuffling quantum objects is much stranger than shuffling classical ones Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Quantum computers can produce randomness much more…
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3D printing could enable a safer long-term therapy for type 1 diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes can’t produce enough insulin to regulate their blood sugar Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Researchers have 3D…
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A11pl3Z: Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object we have seen in the solar system E. Guido, M. Rocchetto, J. Ferguson…
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Could hormone implants allow us to boost focus, endurance and libido?
What is the future for hormone patches? Phanie – Sipa Press / Alamy Stock Photo Fancy being in direct, hormonal…
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Weird ‘harmless’ microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer
Evidence is mounting that a microbe called Methanobrevibacter smithii is involved in colorectal cancer KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Mysterious ancient…
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Can AI make novels better? Not if these attempts are anything to go by
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe…
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The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and a Nobel prizewinner for his role in developing the AlphaFold AI algorithm for…
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The best popular science books of 2025 featuring Robert MacFarlane and Patrick McGee
Hang out: time to zone out with some intriguing and inspiring reading LanaG/Alamy Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth “He retains a…
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Prehistoric Spanish people transported 2-tonne stone by boat
The Matarrubilla stone at Valencina in Spain was transported more than 5300 years ago L. García Sanjuán A 2-tonne megalith…
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The foolproof way to win any lottery, according to maths
How can maths help you win the lottery? Brandon Bell/Getty Images I have a completely foolproof, 100-per-cent-guaranteed method for winning…
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