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books and art

Scene from the film The Planet of Storms by Pavel Klushantsev

Space opera is taking humanity to its limits

From human-spaceship hybrids to Afrofuturist dilemmas, blood and guts dominate the current crop of science fiction

Culture

True's beaked whale

Life

First-ever underwater video of the elusive True's beaked whale

News

Maize in the sun

Life

Brighter sky helped boost US crop yields – but it may not last

News

Power station chimney

Earth

UK’s CO2 emissions lowest since 19th century as coal use falls

News

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Earth

Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times

News

Artificial mouse embryo

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Artificial embryo grown in a dish from two types of stem cells

News

volcano picture

Earth

Volcanoes: Oxford exhibition gives the fiery inside story

Culture

phones

Technology

Technoaddicts: turn on, touch in, swipe out

Culture

Spraying fertiliser on wheat

Earth

A loaf of bread emits half a kilo of CO2, mainly from fertiliser

News

Chinese fantasy and sci-fi conference

In China, this is science fiction's golden age

As China reaches for the stars, with plans for a permanent space station and a Mars mission, its sci-fi is also taking on the world, says author Lavie Tidhar

Culture

Winning words: Write us a sci-fi masterpiece in 48 hours

Culture

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Having a cigarette may make your body crave coffee too

News

Technology

Strange futures, with air islands and dung radios

Culture

Earth

There's no such thing as 'clean coal' – it’s dirty and expensive

Analysis

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