Chaotic cosmic wombs may birth backwards planets
Rebel planets orbit their stars the wrong way around – and prenatal turmoil may be to blame
Quantum internet could cross seas by container ship
Communication using quantum means is super secure, but sending it long distance is a problem. Perhaps container ships are the solution
Quantum computer buyers' guide: Getting started
Baffled by how a quantum computer is supposed to work? Some of the biggest brains in physics can't figure it out either. Here's a rundown of the basics
Julian Assange: 'I hope there's much still to come'
The WikiLeaks co-founder says the internet can be both a tool of political empowerment and the road to dystopia
Why closing borders won't stop Ebola's rampage
Screening people as they cross borders never works well but stopping people leaving affected countries could have devastating consequences
Bat dozes through the depths of a Polish winter
A trek deep into a Polish forest in winter resulted in this a marvellous image of a sleeping Daubenton's bat, but the trip had an unhappy ending
Quantum computers: The world's first buyers' guide
With the first quantum computer already on the market, and more in the offing, should you splash the cash? Here's our verdict on the best buys out there
Why language is neither an instinct nor innate
The ideas of Noam Chomsky, popularised by Steven Pinker, come under fire in Vyvyan Evans's book The Language Myth: Why language is not an instinct
Comet immortalised before close call with spacecraft
A comet making its first trip in from the Oort cloud was caught on camera before a near miss with four spacecraft currently orbiting the Red Planet
Number of eggs a woman has predicts heart attack risk
A woman's biological clock may also tell her cellular time. The number of eggs a woman has shows how fast her cells are ageing and predicts her heart disease risk
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