Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

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A pair of doctors have revealed a simple trick that could be a better gauge of someone's health than the body mass index (BMI). Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, wife of the late Dr Michael Mosley, teamed up ...

Marika Taylor currently receives funding from EPSRC, STFC, UK government deparments and the European Horizon programme. In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

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It’s bad news for Bridget Jones. Because in an astonishing turn of events that no sartorial soothsayer could have seen coming, big pants are officially over. That’s right: the era of comfortable, ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: String theory—the idea that particles are not point-like, but instead one-dimensional strings—is a popular theoretical framework that attempts to ...

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