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Del Toro's Frankenstein is a sumptuous take on a classic parable

With enthralling visuals and intense performances, this version of Mary Shelley's sci-fi tale reminds us to ask not only if we can create life, but if we can live with our creations, says Davide Abbatescianni

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Technology

If you love AI, you'll love Ken Liu's new cyberpunk thriller

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A radical rethink of what makes your diet healthy or bad for you

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A radical rethink of what makes your diet healthy or bad for you

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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

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Left: Cover of The Dispossessed. Right: Ursula K. Le Guin in 2001

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Our verdict on ‘The Dispossessed’: A tricky but rewarding novel

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Ursula K. Le Guin in her home in Portland, Oregon, in 2001

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The best new science fiction books of October 2025

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The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

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The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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Environment

Simple menu tweak can nudge people into choosing climate-friendly food

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New Zealand, South Island, Wanaka, Otago, Woman on Coromandel peak at sunrise

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Ian McEwan’s new novel weaves climate change into literary mystery

Ian McEwan’s excellent What We Can Know is set in a UK largely swallowed up by rising seas. Emily H. Wilson explores the story of a scholar hunting a great lost poem – which may have something to with climate change

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Health

The science revealing how the right diet can add a decade to your life

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Physics

Making atoms self-magnify reveals their quantum wave functions

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Health

Child obesity is now more common than undernutrition – what do we do?

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Health

Tim Spector's guide to fermentation is meticulous and persuasive

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