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Tackling topics from the cutting edge of dark matter research to the latest developments in the tech world, explore the incisive opinions of New Scientist's expert columnists.

Mathematics

The bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in Japan

A 500-page proof that only a handful of people in the world claim to understand kicked off a saga unlike anything else in the history of mathematics – and now there’s a new twist to the story, says Jacob Aron

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Environment

Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?

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Health

Dark chocolate is rich in flavanols. Does that make it a health food?

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Technology

Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction

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Mind

How to boost your brain power just by changing how you breathe

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Environment

Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage

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Physics

How dark energy findings may inspire a new generation of physics nerds

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Life

What if we could experience life as another species?

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Physics

Why physicists keep trying to get rid of space-time entirely

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Society

Does science have a future in the US?

When politics and science align, it is easy to think science is apolitical. But the situation in the US today shows how science has always been fuelled by politics, says Annalee Newitz

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Mind

The supplement that really can improve your brain health

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Environment

Are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green?

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Health

Should your menstrual phase dictate what you eat and how you exercise?

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Physics

Why I still love reckoning with the quantum gravity problem

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