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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Hidden mitochondrial DNA damage may be a missing link in disease

Russian cosmodrome damaged after joint launch with US

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Over 70 shark, ray species win new wildlife trade protections

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X-ray movies reveal how intense lasers tear a buckyball apart

Supermassive dark matter stars may be lurking in the early universe

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CBD supplements may make dogs less aggressive over time

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This simple warm-up trick instantly boosts speed and power

Why more cannabis users are landing in the ER with severe vomiting

Lethal virus hits last rare blue macaws in Brazil wild

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Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis

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Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms

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The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets

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Watching metal crystals grow inside liquid metal: Imaging technique could boost hydrogen production

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'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

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Dating a North American rock art tradition that lasted 175 generations

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US-Russian crew of 3 starts 8-month mission on the International Space Station

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Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers

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European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race

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Physicists have worked out a universal law for how objects shatter

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Emergency response needed to prevent climate breakdown, warn experts

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Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

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Forget Scarecrows and Sprays. This Tiny Falcon Keeps Cherry Crops Safe

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Mystery foot belongs to ancient human relative: Scientists

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Meteorite samples are time capsules from the early solar system

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Warming and droughts led to collapse of the Indus Valley Civilisation

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Instagram users overestimate their social media addiction, study suggests

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Major droughts linked to ancient Indus Valley Civilization's collapse

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Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs' DNA

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Entanglement-enhanced optical lattice clock achieves unprecedented precision

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Scientists warn half the world’s beaches could disappear

Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates

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Stunning new 3D images reveal yellow fever’s hidden structure

Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales

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A surprising new method finally makes teflon recyclable

This tiny microbe may be the key to fighting forever chemicals

Astronomers capture an exceptional gamma-ray flare from a blazar

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Physicist delineates limits on the precision of quantum thermal machines

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Half of heart attacks strike people told they’re low risk

Secret behind Temple of Venus's resilient construction uncovered

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Your body may already have a molecule that helps fight Alzheimer’s

Nanoflowers supercharge stem cells to recharge aging cells

Sharks Show How Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects

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Twenty-year study shows cleaner water slashes cancer and heart disease deaths

RNA in action: Filming ribozyme self-assembly

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DNA transcription is a tightly choreographed event: How RNA polymerase II regulates the dance

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Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn

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Drones: An ally in the sky to help save elephants

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Satellites spot surprising tsunami patterns: Massive Kamchatka quake challenges old models

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