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Martin MacInnes: 'Science fiction can be many different things'

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Martin MacInnes: 'Science fiction can be many different things'

The author of In Ascension, the latest pick for the �鶹��ý Book Club, on why he wrote his novel, cultivating a sense of wonder and the role of fiction in the world today

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TEWKESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 05: Flood water surrounds Tewkesbury Abbey and surrounding streets because of widespread flooding after the Rivers Swilgate and Avon burst their banks on January 5, 2024 in Gloucestershire, England. Storm Henk brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of the country this week which lashed large parts of the country, hitting travel and cutting power. While across the UK numerous flood warnings were still in place after weeks of heavy rainfall, the UK's Environment Agency has warned people to expect flooding to become more frequent because of climate change. (Photo by Anna Barclay/Getty Images)

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Sunken Lands review: Heeding the flood warnings of history

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock (14291785a) GELDERMALSEN - A student puts his cell phone in a phone pocket at ORS Lek and Linge secondary school. Since January 1, 2024, there has been a national ban on the use of mobile phones in the classroom. High School Phone Ban, Geldermalsen, Netherlands - 09 Jan 2024

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Unlocked review: Why we don't need to panic about our phones

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EYY5BE Caucasian artist painting in studio

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Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory

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'Play With Me' series

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Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human

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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

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Islip Terrace, NY, USA, 9.4.23 - A chocolate pinata cake filled with chocolate covered candies.; Shutterstock ID 2380120693; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

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An animation of the primitive Earth in the process of formation, more than four billion years ago. We view the newborn world from its troubled surface a sea of lava dotted with volcanoes spewing more lava, ash and smoke into the atmosphere. Meteorites fall frequently, illuminating the black, lifeless, surface rocks. And in the sky, the Moon -- much closer to us then than it is now -- endures a similar bombardment.

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The Story of Earth's Climate review: 25 discoveries tell tangled tale

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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

With a new Adrian Tchaikovsky, Mars-set romance from Natasha Pulley and a high-concept thriller from Stuart Turton due to hit shelves, there is plenty of great new science fiction to be reading in March

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Bad therapy review: Is mental health industry fuelling youth crisis?

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Crypt review: Alice Roberts on murder and mayhem in the Middle Ages

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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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