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Einstein thought time dilation was both real and not – he was right

What even is time? Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan takes on this mind-bending question by exploring the proof we have that time dilation is both a physical phenomenon and a psychological one

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artist's impression of a dark gamma-ray burst in a star forming region

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Huge progress made in attempt to upgrade standard model of particles

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Richard Feynman’s 80-year-old quantum postulate has now been validated

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Why banishing irrational numbers could trigger a revolution in quantum theory

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The surprising upsides of living in a reality that repeats for eternity

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Physicists may have solved a 30-year mystery over missing neutrinos

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Quantum entanglement is key to solving 250-year-old maths problem

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How ancient trees are warning us about the next enormous solar storm

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Rainbows can be made from sounds – and we’ve created the best ones yet

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The proton is more quantum than we thought

Our understanding of the internal structure of protons is largely based on classical physics, but data compiled from accelerator experiments has uncovered quantum behaviour that has never been seen before

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Could we eliminate any particles from the standard model of physics?

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The paradox that breaks the laws of physics | John Goold

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The once-impossible black holes that could break thermodynamics

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The biggest mysteries in physics may have one answer

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