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Jennifer Walshe, 13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music

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The books, TV, games and more that 51¶¯Âþ staff have enjoyed this week

Culture

Museum of Plant Art

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'Plants are artists' at new Saatchi exhibition celebrating flora

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Environment

Oil firms' plans for net-zero oil extraction labelled as 'PR spiel'

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various white pills

Health

Using common painkiller in pregnancy might raise ADHD risk in children

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Strongest evidence yet that Ozempic and Wegovy reduce alcohol intake

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Life

Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language

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Laughing gas could be picked up by a breathalyser

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Bonobos can tell when they know something you don't

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Omega-3 supplements seem to slow down biological ageing

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The best new science fiction books of February 2025

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The best new science fiction books of February 2025

From contact with aliens courtesy of Adrian Tchaikovsky to the childhood writings of Octavia E. Butler, February’s sci-fi offerings are rich and strange

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Environment

Zero-carbon shipping fuel could be a new source of pollution

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Space

Rereading the best science fiction writers of all time: Iain M. Banks

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Mind

A rich guide to the science of imagination also digs into art

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Earth

Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble

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