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How cocoa beans' microbiomes are key to the finest chocolate flavours

Nine species of fungi and bacteria have been found in cocoa beans that produce fine chocolate, and this knowledge could help producers develop better flavours

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New Scientist recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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New Scientist recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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Do the bumps on a bell pepper reveal how sweet it will be? Er, no

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The Shrouds press images

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David Cronenberg's new sci-fi film is devastating and mysterious

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Chemistry

Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

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The New Scientist Book Club has just read Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness

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Our verdict on Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts: A mixed bag

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What would it feel like to be on a planet spinning out of control?

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Environment

Read an extract from Alex Foster’s sci-fi novel Circular Motion

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Mystery of the potato's origins solved by genetics

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In The End of the World As We Know It, other writers are telling stories set in the post-apocalyptic world of Stephen King's The Stand

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The best new science fiction books of August 2025

From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a bumper crop of new science fiction novels

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Chemistry

Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab

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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

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The Prestige is just as clever and thrilling 30 years on

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist

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