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Physics

Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies

News

Health

Beef is making a comeback – does it fit into a healthy diet?

Features

Pet owner feeding his tabby cat.

Life

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

News

Sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms – despite the big names

Comment

Sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms – despite the big names

Culture

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Technology

Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways

Culture

Professor Sir John Pendry FRS, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College London, who has made seminal contributions to research in metamaterials and photonics, surface science, and disordered systems and localisation. Cloaking devices, perfect lenses and the super high-speed computer chips of the future are just some of the practical applications of Sir John's theoretical research.

Physics

The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

Features

Health

Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine

Comment

Dust rising from combine during crop harvesting, no-till technology professional occupation.

Environment

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

Leader

The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

Culture

Mind

The best kind of olive oil for brain health

The science suggests that olive oil can help us fight cognitive decline and even Alzheimer’s. Columnist Helen Thomson finds that only works if we choose the right kind

Comment

Environment

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

Insight

Comment

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

Culture

Space

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

Culture

Space

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

Culture