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The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

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What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

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Michael Pollan: 'Consciousness is really under siege'

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New Scientist recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal

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How many academics does it take to tell a joke? Time for a study...

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The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close

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Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?

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Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly use for sex

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The best new popular science books of April 2026

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Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people

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Plug-in solar is coming – how dangerous is it and is it worth it?

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Historians dispute link between drought and rebellion in Roman Britain

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid

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New fibre-optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at once

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Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission

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What kind of olive oil is best for the brain?

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The best kind of olive oil for brain health

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Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

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The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health

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The Turin Shroud bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

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The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

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The weird physics of plant-based milks is only just coming to light

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Why the lack of water on Mars is so mysterious

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AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C

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I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water

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How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

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We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

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Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet

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Surprising G-spot found in the most detailed study of the penis yet

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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

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Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes

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Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

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A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine

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Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device

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Meta and YouTube fined $3 million for harming mental health

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What to read this week: the persuasive How Flowers Made Our World

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Rare Andean bear captured in stunning photograph

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New Scientist recommends documentary Molly vs The Machines

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How big is a 'shedload'? Let's ask the nuclear physicists

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The brain's cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer's proteins

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Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions

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How working out like an astronaut can reduce back pain and slow ageing

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Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloning

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Ancient elephant bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal hunt

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Ancient bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal elephant hunt

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