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Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

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In a fragment of rock no heavier than a paperclip, scientists have found molecules that could rewrite humanity’s ...