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Society

Are Trump's cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?

Since the second world war, US economic prosperity and major technological developments have hinged upon the government’s commitment to funding scientific research. The Trump administration is ending that

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Michel Nieva on writing from a mosquito's perspective for Dengue Boy

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Michel Nieva on writing from a mosquito's perspective for Dengue Boy

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Chemistry

Foie gras made without force-feeding thanks to molecular mimicry

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Abstract glass sphere shapes with cyborg head. 3D generated image.

Technology

Brilliant sci-fi novel shows robots coming to grips with emancipation

Culture

TOPSHOT - A passenger wearing a protective face mask waits for his train at Hua Lamphong Central Railway Station in Bangkok on January 4, 2021, as health officials in Thailand announced on Monday 745 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, the country's highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Mathematics

This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

Culture

The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution

Physics

The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution

Features

THE OA Brit Marling Season 1 Episode 6

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Rediscover The OA, a TV show with echoes of late director David Lynch

Culture

The best new science fiction books of March 2025

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The best new science fiction books of March 2025

Culture

Read an extract from Michel Nieva’s science fiction novel Dengue Boy

Environment

Read an extract from Michel Nieva’s science fiction novel Dengue Boy

Culture

New Scientist Book Club: Why I chose a mosquito as my hero

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51¶¯Âþ Book Club: Why I chose a mosquito as my hero

Michel Nieva, the author of the latest read for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club, Dengue Boy, on his story of a drowned, pandemic-struck future Earth – and his unusual protagonist

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Physics

'Galloping' bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cleaners

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Mind

Sci-fi thriller Dissolution smartly interweaves time travel and memory

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Technology

Electrodes made from bread could replace metal conductors

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Space

When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang

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