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Space

Deep-space sci-fi novel is delightful, profound and not to be missed

A planet is about to be destroyed by the collapse of a binary star system in Slow Gods, Claire North’s first venture into classic science fiction. Read it! says Emily H. Wilson

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New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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Our verdict on Our Brains, Our Selves: A mix of praise and misgivings

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Our verdict on Our Brains, Our Selves: A mix of praise and misgivings

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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Mind

Provocative book sets out to solve the hard problem of consciousness

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Never Let Me go book cover

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�鶹��ý recommends Never Let Me Go

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TOPSHOT - Workers including restaurant staff look at their phones during a break while sitting on a bench in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology

Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow's new book explores

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Peter Betts with delegates - Cop17 in Durban, South Africa

Environment

An excellent guide to the labyrinthine world of COP summits

In the run-up to this year's COP in Brazil, Madeleine Cuff explores The Climate Diplomat, a poignant account by the late Peter Betts, a negotiator who showed what diplomacy can achieve

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Health

Chilling book exposes true cost of tech bros' immortality dreams

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Technology

If you love AI, you'll love Ken Liu's new cyberpunk thriller

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�鶹��ý recommends Sheri S. Tepper's science fiction novel Grass

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Life

A purrfect guide to cats and our complex relationship with them

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