SCIENCE

The mathematical theory that made the internet possible

The internet could not exist without information theoryMehmet BAYSAN / Alamy The following is an extract from our Lost in…

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How understanding the brain’s microglia could end neurodegeneration

As you read this sentence, an army of cells patrols your brain. These soldiers slip around neurons, using their gangly…

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Quantum holograms can send messages that disappear

Polarised light can make messages encoded in a quantum hologram disappearHong Liang, Wai Chun Wong, Tailin An, Jensen Li 2024…

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Lyme disease test gives hope for a speedier diagnosis

Lyme disease can spread to people via infected ticks24K-Production/Shutterstock A new approach to diagnosing Lyme disease could help people receive…

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Neolithic engineers used scientific knowledge to build huge megalith

The interior of the monument in Spain known as the Menga dolmenMiguel Ángel Blanco de la Rubia Neolithic people seem…

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Why do covid cases rise in summer, unlike other respiratory viruses?

Covid-19 is a risk all year roundRosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images Traditionally, summer is the season…

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Why the underground home of the world’s weirdest wildlife is in danger

A lava cave in Iceland is a tiny part of a vast, underground habitat found around the planetTOMMY AU PHOTO/Getty Images…

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The odds of quantum weirdness being real just got a lot higher

An experiment with beams of photons has confirmed quantum weirdness existsluchschenF/Shutterstock The world is as weird as we feared. A…

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Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is at risk, warn former workers

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 11 AugustUkranian Presidency/Handout/Getty Images A fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is the…

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Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation

JN.1 spread widely despite many people being vaccinated and having previous covid-19 infectionsDebarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Shutterstock One mutation may have been crucial…

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