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The real reason our weather is going to the dogs

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The real reason our weather is going to the dogs

Feedback was amazed to hear that dog ownership could cause a hurricane across the other side of the world. Or are we barking up the wrong tree?

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Telling incoming aliens from space rocks… on a scale of 1 to 10!

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Telling incoming aliens from space rocks… on a scale of 1 to 10!

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Every Brilliant Thing_Jonny Donahoe_@sohoplace_credit Danny Kaan

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51�� recommends one-person play Every Brilliant Thing

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In Mason Coile's Exiles, a human crew arrive on Mars

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The best new science fiction books of September 2025

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The 51�� Book Club has been reading Circular Motion by Alex Foster

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Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

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Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

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How a well-trained New Zealand dog took on quantum computers – and won

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How a well-trained New Zealand dog took on quantum computers – and won

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lex Foster, the author of the latest read for the 51�� Book Club, Circular Motion

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The author who imagined a world spinning out of control

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Anyone keen on a cat cryptocoin? Anyone?

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Anyone keen on a cat cryptocoin? Anyone?

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Installation view of the gallery ?Michael Smith's Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter Snack Bar? in the exhibition

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51�� recommends Michael Smith's take on a fallout shelter

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

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51�� recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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Is this the best acronym in science? It's certainly the smelliest

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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We strongly encourage you to watch the dirtiest videos on YouTube

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