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Astronaut on strange, rocky alien planet.

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Two brilliant new novels from Adrian Tchaikovsky show his range

The prolific Adrian Tchaikovsky has two terrific sci-fi offerings out this year, one the story of a scientist turned prisoner shipped to a faraway planet, the other a light-hearted tale of robotic murder, says Emily H. Wilson

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2A1MK33 OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2019: Thousands of people gather and march towards Parliament Hill as part of a global climate strike protest.

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Everything Must Go review: A fascinating guide to the apocalypse

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The Biology of Kindness review: Living well and prospering

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The Biology of Kindness review: Living well and prospering

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Deliveroo riders demonstrate to push for improved working conditions, in London, Britain, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville - RC2ZQM9TH8B5

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Code Dependent: A must-read exploring the human impact of AI

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SENSAS in London

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51�� recommends a guide to rebuilding civilisation, The Book

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MPTKBG Trumpets and trumpet tube, Bronze Age (Britain), (c2500 BC-c800 BC). Artist: Unknown.

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Sound Tracks: A fascinating archaeological history of music

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SPACEMAN. Adam Sandler as Jakub??in Spaceman. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix ?? 2023.

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Spaceman review: Adam Sandler is a serious star as a lonely astronaut

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J27FKX Washington, DC, USA. 25th Apr, 2017. A military aide carries the

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Nuclear War, A scenario review: What if the US faces a first strike?

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CDF particle detector at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) near Chicago, USA. The CDF (Collider Detector Facility) records subatomic particles created in high-energy proton-antiproton collisions in the Tevatron coll- ider. It co-discovered the top quark in 1994. Here the detector is partly disassembled between operation runs. The black segments (left) are part of the outer muon chambers. The red areas are part of the magnet which bends charged particles travelling out from the collision point. The blue segments (right) are part of the hadron calorimeter. When in use these parts are closed tightly together. Photographed in 1998. The physicist is ROB ROSER.

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Space Oddities review: A lively insider account of particle physics

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

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51�� recommends Castle of Joy, a harrowing, moving play

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Sunken Lands review: Heeding the flood warnings of history

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3 Body Problem review: Cixin Liu's masterpiece arrives on Netflix

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