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

Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick

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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist

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Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions

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Which sci-fi movies predicted the future accurately?

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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

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Energy drinks could cause less dental damage with a simple addition

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

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Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing

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Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a fish sauce, often known as garum, eaten throughout the Roman Empire

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Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works

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The best new science fiction books of July 2025

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Our verdict on The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley: A thumbs up

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Read an extract from Adam Roberts’s far future-set Lake of Darkness

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