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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

There is more lurking below the surface of Arrakis than sandworms. Dune author Frank Herbert had a keen interest in fungi, and so should we, says Corrado Nai

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Chemistry

The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

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Technology

Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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2NGGYHG Polish-born American biochemist Dr. Casimir Funk, who coined the term vitamin, is shown at work in his new research laboratory on W. 64th Street in New York City on Jan. 12, 1953. (AP Photo)

Chemistry

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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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’

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

Health

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

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Chemistry

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

Assembling starch granules into 3D shapes could achieve the same thickening effect in foods with up to 50 per cent fewer granules, reducing the calories and carbohydrates without sacrificing texture

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

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Physics

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

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Chemistry

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

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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