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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give your system a fighting chance to overcome infection

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Ken MacLeod

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

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Killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins

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Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

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

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

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Young woman, wearing a orange jacket, is reading a book on an ebook reader during sunset over Himalayas. She is sitting on the top of a mountain and holding the e-reader.The afternoon sun on the background. Mount Everest National Park. This is the highest national park in the world, with the entire park located above 3,000 m ( 9,700 ft). This park includes three peaks higher than 8,000 m, including Mt Everest. Therefore, most of the park area is very rugged and steep, with its terrain cut by deep rivers and glaciers. Unlike other parks in the plain areas, this park can be divided into four climate zones because of the rising altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone, a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone which includes upper limit of vegetation growth, and the Arctic zone where no plants can grow.

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The 13 best popular science books of 2025

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Astronaut sits in a window frame inside a space ship and reads a book about science. Concept of exploring space.

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

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Grace Chan and debut novel Every Version of You

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

Grace Chan's debut sci-fi novel Every Version of You delves into the mystery of consciousness and offers a brilliant look at a disturbing future of rapidly accelerating technology

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Mouse 'midwives' help their pregnant companions give birth

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A fascinatingly grisly guide to replacing and repairing body parts

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Life

New Scientist recommends the Society of Wildlife Artists' annual expo

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Physics

An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little

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