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The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

No matter where you get your food from, a good chunk of your diet is ultimately reliant on fossil fuels. We already need to change this to tackle climate change, but the Iran war and resulting oil shortage is showing the urgent need to rethink food

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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Mind

The best kind of olive oil for brain health

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Environment

Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

Insight

Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

Culture

Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

Space

Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

Culture

Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'

Life

Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'

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Physicists create formula for how many times you can fold a crêpe

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How worried should you be about ultra-processed foods?

We are constantly told to watch out for the health risks of eating ultra-processed food, but should you be worried every time you sit down for a meal? Sam Wong takes a look at the evidence

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Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

Culture

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New Scientist recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

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Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and it's fab

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Space

Adrian Tchaikovsky's new Children of Time novel is brilliant

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