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Does this new tent repel both water and the laws of physics?

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Does this new tent repel both water and the laws of physics?

Feedback is tickled by a marketing email touting a new range of tents, which promises revolutionary waterproofing technology

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2RNRCMD Spacecraft on alien planet, illustration

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The best new science fiction books of June 2025

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Could a race between microscopic competitors be the next big thing?

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Could a race between microscopic competitors be the next big thing?

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Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

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Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

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Time glitch concept. Hypnotising watch on a chain swinging above clouds.; Shutterstock ID 1121133503; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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'Time travel was just a metaphor for controlling a narrative'

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Guess who brought back Agatha Christie as an AI clone

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Guess who brought back Agatha Christie as an AI clone

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The egg-drop experiment... but make it peer review

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The egg-drop experiment... but make it peer review

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2H2R3TY Larry Niven attends The 36th and 37th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Gala at Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles, CA on October 22, 2021

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An interview with Larry Niven – Ringworld author and sci-fi legend

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Who needs Eurovision when we have the Dance Your PhD contest?

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Who needs Eurovision when we have the Dance Your PhD contest?

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Sci-fi books, Culture - 2025

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Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)

Following on from our first list, we asked 51�� staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time. From Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin to Star Wars – the list has it all this time, we hope…

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Would snails be better than whales for explaining big data? Maybe

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The world, the universe and us: We're relaunching our weekly podcast

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The best new science fiction books of May 2025

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Why do so many AI company logos look like buttholes?

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