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New Scientist recommends Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere

51�� recommends Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere

The books, TV, games and more that 51�� staff have enjoyed this week

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Bryan Johnson in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

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The 14 best science and tech documentaries of 2025 so far

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MP46X7 Man sitting on the window seal of an open window reading; man's legs dangling out of window

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

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Casual man standing on space platform watching planet Earth. 3D generated image. Earth texture is from Nasa (https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sunrise-shadows-over-the-philippine-sea).

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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Hal LaCroix's Here and Beyond takes place on a spaceship journeying for centuries to a new planet

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The best new science fiction books of July 2025

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The Ministry of Time and Kaliane Bradley comp

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

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Lake of Darkness book cover

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Read an extract from Adam Roberts’s far future-set Lake of Darkness

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JHP71X A black hole is an object so compact - usually a collapsed star - that nothing can escape its gravitational pull. Not even light.

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Why Adam Roberts set out to write a sci-fi utopia, not a dystopia

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Somerville, MA - October 27: Pria Anand is a neurologist and the author of The Mind Electric, out from Simon & Schuster (U.S.) and Little, Brown (U.K.) in June 2025 on October 27, 2024 in Somerville, MA. ( David Degner / www.DavidDegner.com )

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Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

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

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

Packed with puzzles and narrative threads, Matt Wixey's novel Basilisk is an exhilarating read that is hard to put down

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A new book reveals the deep flaws in our natural history museums

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51�� recommends Phoebe Waller-Bridge's documentary Octopus!

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Danny Boyle's long-awaited zombie sequel 28 Years Later is a triumph

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A new book argues that revenge is an addiction – but doesn't convince

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