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This sci-fi debut is a quietly brilliant look at a disturbing future

The premise of Grace Chan’s debut novel – that you can choose to upload yourself to a virtual reality – might sound dated, but this is a stunning big‑picture look at what might lie ahead for us, says Emily H. Wilson

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�鶹��ý recommends Weather Girl, an electrifying one-woman show

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�鶹��ý recommends Weather Girl, an electrifying one-woman show

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Dancers float like jellyfish in the abyss in new Wayne McGregor show

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Dancers float like jellyfish in the abyss in new Wayne McGregor show

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Couple waiting at airport Description Couple sitting, waiting at the airport behind small squared glass wall, evoking a mirage, memory and dreams in blue and grey tones. Zurich, Switzerland. 2009

Mind

Sci-fi thriller Dissolution smartly interweaves time travel and memory

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Humans

The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world

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Technology

Explore what shaped Bill Gates in part one of his autobiography

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Physics

Physicists in 2024 searched the quantum realm for the truth about time

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Earth

The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024

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Mathematics

Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no one understands

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Mars

Space

NASA’s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success

The Ingenuity autonomous helicopter surpassed all expectations to fly dozens of missions over several years on the Red Planet, only stopping this year when an accident damaged one of its rotors

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Life

The most inspiring conservation success stories in 2024

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Space

The best space images from 2024

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Environment

The most encouraging climate solutions and green technologies of 2024

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Technology

The best and weirdest photos of robots from 2024

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