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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

Martin MacInnes, the author of ��è��Ƶ's latest book club pick, the Booker prize-longlisted sci-fi novel In Ascension, on how he came to write it (and a bit of a spoiler)

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Wise Animals review: Exploring the entwined worlds of humans and tech

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Constellation review: Thriller's science frustrates but it looks great

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MAY 28: An attendee of the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention argues with gun control advocates outside of the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 28, 2022 in Houston, Texas. The annual National Rifle Association convention comes days after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas which left 19 students and 2 adults dead, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement officers. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Supercommunicators review: Learning how to change deeply held beliefs

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Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

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What is love? A new book finds we still don't really know

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

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Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

String theory is widely considered beyond empirical investigation. But we could conceivably test it thanks to ancient particles called moduli, which might appear in astronomical observations, says theorist Joseph Conlon

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Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

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The Last of its Kind review: How the great auk left an enduring legacy

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The Fruit Cure review: A chilling tale of dubious diets and 'wellness'

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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