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Illustration depicting a tidal disruption event (TDE). TDEs are causes when a star passes close to a supermassive black hole and get torn apart by the gravity of the latter. The debris forms a fan-shaped pattern around the black hole before eventually falling in.

Space

A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

Nearly 40 years after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Sarah Alam Malik's epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a changed landscape around science in the 21st century, finds Alison Flood

Culture

Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

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Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

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Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate'

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Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate'

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Sierra Greer

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Sierra Greer discusses her award-winning sex robot novel 'Annie Bot'

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Directly above view of a chef chopping tomatoes

Society

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Culture

Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Technology

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

In this extract from the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the �鶹��ý Book Club, we are introduced to Sierra Greer's protagonist, a sex robot called Annie

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Physics

Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025

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Technology

The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade

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Mathematics

Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025

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Technology

The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures

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