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In The End of the World As We Know It, other writers are telling stories set in the post-apocalyptic world of Stephen King's The Stand

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The best new science fiction books of August 2025

From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a bumper crop of new science fiction novels

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Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab

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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

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The Prestige is just as clever and thrilling 30 years on

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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to �鶹��ý

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Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions

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Which sci-fi movies predicted the future accurately?

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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

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Health

Energy drinks could cause less dental damage with a simple addition

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

The downsides of diagnosis and an epic trek following a Slovenian wolf are among our culture editor's top popular science books of the year to date, featuring a range of authors from Robert MacFarlane to Suzanne O'Sullivan

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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Environment

Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing

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Humans

Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce

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Physics

Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works

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