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Chemistry

Can science explain why some drinks and foods are a perfect match?

Some things just go together, like red wine and cheese, lager and a spicy curry – and Christmas and mulled wine, says Sam Wong

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Alastair Reynolds: An exclusive short story for 51��

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Stretchy electrodes shrink when wet to fit snugly around organs

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How to use 'flavour bridging' to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

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How to use 'flavour bridging' to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

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The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

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Joaquin Phoenix films AI HER.

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The top ten films about artificial intelligence according to an expert

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Space

2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

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The best new science fiction books of December 2023

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The best new science fiction books of December 2023

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Colorful light trail soaring the sky connecting the world with wireless technology with the Yosemite National Park in California.

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The 13 best new science fiction books of 2023

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Space

What would life on Earth be like if our planet were cube-shaped?

In the two-part season finale of Dead Planets Society, our hosts are turning Earth into a cube with fascinating results – walking to space, enormous sea monsters and more

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Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use

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Read an extract from Julia by Sandra Newman

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‘It felt detoxifying’: Retelling 1984 from a female perspective

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Chile's Atacama salt flats captured in spectacular drone shot

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