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Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

Dive into the opening of The Selfish Gene's first chapter 'Why are people?', the èƵ Book Club’s read for June to mark 50 years since the popular science classic was first published

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'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

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'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

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PERUGIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Amanda Knox (C) is led away from Perugia's court of Appeal by police officers after the first session of her appeal against her murder conviction on November 24, 2010 in Perugia, Italy. American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the murder of Ms Knox's former British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Their trial took place in December 2009 with Knox and Sollecito receiving sentences of 26 and 25 years respectively. Rudy Guede, an unemployed man from Ivory Coast, was also convicted of the Meredith Kercher's murder. The case is also forming the basis for a film currently being shot in Italy entitled 'The Amanda Knox Story', with American actress Hayden Panettiere cast as Amanda Knox. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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èƵ recommends Turi King's expert book about DNA's secrets

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Alexander Whitley Dance Company, Mirror.

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Unsettling dance piece explores how AI is warping human relationships

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Futuristic alien vessels float in formation over a vast natural valley lit by vibrant evening light.

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The late Ian Watson's sci-fi The Embedding is intriguing – but dated

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Luminous book jacket and author Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

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Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by 20thC.Fox/Everett/Shutterstock (1397228v) RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes - 2011

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This is the most underrated sci-fi film franchise of the 21st century

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A honey bee flies with pollen balls stored in pollen baskets (corbiculae) on its hind legs. (Photo credit: Jennie Durant) Bitter Honey by Jenny Durant

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èƵ recommends a devastating account of farming honeybees

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How a visit to Stonehenge reminded me of deep time

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How a visit to Stonehenge reminded me of deep time

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Oliver Sacks and The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

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After news about Oliver Sacks's "lies", we revisit his best-loved book

Last year, The New Yorker revealed the late Sacks's "guilt" about his “falsification” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, but is this story about more than just the facts?

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èƵ recommends visiting the blooming corpse flower at Kew

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èƵ recommends a smart new account of human exceptionalism

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Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness – and Avatar

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The best new popular science books of May 2026

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