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Why science relies too much on mathematics
Mathematics is at the heart of modern science but we shouldn鈥檛 forget other ways to reason, says author and researcher Roland Ennos
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鈥業t is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here鈥�
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The best new science fiction books of February 2024
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Space
It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy
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The 12 best science documentaries of 2023
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The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by New Scientist
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This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time
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The best new science fiction books of December 2023
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Key molecule for life may have formed on interstellar ice
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Majestic photo shows China’s Tiangong space station in all its glory
The Tiangong space station, China鈥檚 orbiting laboratory, was completed last year 鈥� now it has been photographed in full for the first time
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How to spot this year’s Geminid meteor shower
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Why the quantum universe is weirder than you think
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The best new science fiction books of November 2023
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