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A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

Humans

Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

Our tendency to anthropomorphise our pets and possessions reveals the baggage we bring to our relationship with the natural world, says Justin Gregg in his fascinating new book Human-ish

Culture

Young Latin woman artist painting sidewalk mural . She is dressed in casual work clothes. Exterior of public sidewalk in downtown of large North American City. Drone point of view.

Health

How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative

Features

You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

Health

You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

Features

Ken MacLeod

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Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

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Killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins

Life

Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

Culture

HIV infected 293T cell.

Health

Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

Culture

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

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

Culture

Astronaut sits in a window frame inside a space ship and reads a book about science. Concept of exploring space.

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

From drowned worlds to virtual utopias via deep space, wild ideas abound in Emily H. Wilson's picks for her favourite sci-fi reads of the year

Culture

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The 13 best popular science books of 2025

Culture

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

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Life

Mouse 'midwives' help their pregnant companions give birth

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Physics

An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little

Culture

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