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Thomas Mulligan explains the complex nature of time travel by analyzing the inconsistent causal loop (the grandfather paradox) and the consistent causal loop (the bootstrap paradox). Trump can’t stop ...

Quantum computers—systems that process information and perform computations by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics ...

Two studies in Nature provide a glimpse of what some are interpreting as humanity’s shrinking role in scientific discovery in Perutz’s own field, molecular biology. Both describe a pivotal step ...

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AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a ...

Cannabis products with higher THC levels may slightly reduce chronic pain, particularly nerve pain, according to a review of multiple clinical trials. The improvement was small and short-lived, while ...

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the quest to develop these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. The 21st-century fervor ...