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Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

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Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

We’ve always thought of tech as conquering nature, but the climate crisis is changing everything – not least what future advances will look like, argues Annalee Newitz

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Don't miss: a bright mind, a dark future and crowd-sourced science

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A lady looks in a fridge

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Fridges made from twisty materials could be better for the environment

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Longer life, flying, mind-bending drugs: Dreams that science made real

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Longer life, flying, mind-bending drugs: Dreams that science made real

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Gamechanger: L. X. Beckett’s latest sci-fi novel lives up to its name

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Gamechanger: L. X. Beckett’s latest sci-fi novel lives up to its name

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What the quark?! Why matter's most basic building blocks may not exist

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What the quark?! Why matter's most basic building blocks may not exist

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BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

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BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

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A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

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A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

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The Institute by Stephen King leads a revolutionary sci-fi reboot

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The Institute by Stephen King leads a revolutionary sci-fi reboot

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Coated paper holds secret messages that can be erased with a hairdryer

When paper with a special manganese-based coating is printed with water, the message is only visible in UV light – and it can be erased with a hairdryer

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Tall twisting tower is made from wood that shapes itself as it dries

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Don't Miss: Interplanetary paranoia, green buildings and anxious art

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What is space-time? The true origins of the fabric of reality

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