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A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully ...

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An experiment with a toy universe made up of extremely cold atoms shows how time can emerge from quantum interactions, ...

A study of 4.5 million people suggests that ex-smokers who take up vaping are more at risk of dying from lung cancer than ...

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