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Illustration depicting a tidal disruption event (TDE). TDEs are causes when a star passes close to a supermassive black hole and get torn apart by the gravity of the latter. The debris forms a fan-shaped pattern around the black hole before eventually falling in.

Space

A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

Nearly 40 years after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Sarah Alam Malik's epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a changed landscape around science in the 21st century, finds Alison Flood

Culture

Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

Culture

Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

Environment

Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

Culture

Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate'

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Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate'

Culture

Sierra Greer

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Sierra Greer discusses her award-winning sex robot novel 'Annie Bot'

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Directly above view of a chef chopping tomatoes

Society

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Culture

Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

Culture

The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

Culture

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Technology

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Culture

Ken MacLeod

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Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

Sci-fi author Ken MacLeod shares stories about his friend, the late Iain M. Banks, author of the genre-redefining Culture series of science-fiction novels

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

Culture

Space

Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

Culture

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

Culture

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

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