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An investigation of the changing behaviour of a single quantum bit through time has uncovered a tantalising similarity to the ...

A blood test can accurately predict whether someone without a known risk of preeclampsia is likely to develop the potentially ...

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Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive ...

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Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now know that a day on Uranus lasts for 28 seconds longer than previously thought - ...

Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that ...

A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid – but it only detects ...

From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact ...

An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine ...