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Adrian Tchaikovsky's new Children of Time novel is brilliant

The latest novel in this entirely original science-fiction series features a human-size mantis shrimp as an "uplifted" species. It's ambitious and fantastic, says sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

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Technology

Phantom codes could help quantum computers avoid errors

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Fractal conceptual illustration of supersymmetry or superstrings. Supersymmetry (SUSY) is a particle physics theory that proposes a type of spacetime symmetry relating two basic classes of elementary particles: bosons, which have an integer-valued 'spin', and fermions, which have a half-integer spin. If supersymmetry is a true symmetry of nature, it would explain many mysterious features of particle physics and would help solve paradoxes such as the cosmological constant problem. There is only indirect evidence for the existence of supersymmetry, primarily in the form of evidence for gauge coupling unification. Direct confirmation would entail production of superpartners at collider experiments, such as at the Large Hadron Collider.

Space

A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

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Technology

Inside the company selling quantum entanglement

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Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

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Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

Culture

Technology

Could a niche 80s technology be the key to better quantum computers?

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Moises Arias

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Return of Fallout, Paradise and Silo fuels passion for bunker sci-fi

Culture

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Chemistry

The world’s most elusive colour is worth billions – if we can find it

Features

Technology

Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 10 times easier

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous

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Physics

Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible

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Physics

Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update

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Video

The experiments that could finally explain gravity

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Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

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