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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to 51��

From R2D2 to the Terminator via Bender and Johnny-5, we choose our favourite robots from books, films and television series

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A Caucasian leopard found in ?The Wild Ones,? premiering globally on 11 July 2025 on Apple TV+.

Life

New nature doc is a call to action to save six endangered species

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New book is an illuminating but flawed look at the impact of emoji

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TOPSHOT - A prong extending from the CIRA-03 remote-controlled robot prototype approaches the mouth of a volunteer to extract a throat swab sample, as part of a self-funded project to assist physicians in running tests on suspected COVID-19 coronavirus patients in a bid to limit human exposure to disease-carriers, at a private hospital in Egypt's Nile delta city of Tanta, on March 20, 2021. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Can amazing tech reboot healthcare? A new book explores the future

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51�� recommends Wolfgang Tillmans's new exhibition in Paris

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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

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Humans

Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies

Culture

Gen z friends make a TikTok video with a cell phone. The man is a LGBTQIA person and the female is a young woman living with alopecia. University students and friends

Technology

Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media’s baffling lingo

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New Scientist recommends Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere

51�� recommends Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

The downsides of diagnosis and an epic trek following a Slovenian wolf are among our culture editor's top popular science books of the year to date, featuring a range of authors from Robert MacFarlane to Suzanne O'Sullivan

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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Our verdict on The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley: A thumbs up

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Mind

Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

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Mind

This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

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