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Science

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide
marine illustration of whales and a boat
environment

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide

Developments in space travel and technology need to benefit everyone
Space Shuttle Challenger
Gareth Worthington

Developments in space travel and technology need to benefit everyone

Scientists have found a way to convert plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels using solar power
(Left to right) researchers Erwin Reisner, Subhajit Bhattacharjee, Motiar Rahaman standing in a lab with their sustainable fuel reactor
Science

Scientists have found a way to convert plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels using solar power

Yuval Noah Harari: 'We are living inside the dreams of dead people'
Yuval Noah Harari
Books

Yuval Noah Harari: 'We are living inside the dreams of dead people'

Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Christmas message from the stars
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Christmas message from the stars

Top 5 books about the power of music, chosen by Adriana Barton
Sheet music
Books

Top 5 books about the power of music, chosen by Adriana Barton

Robin Ince on tour: Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox
Travel

Robin Ince on tour: Wine-tasting woes with Professor Brian Cox

Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams
Space
Top 5 Books

Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams

Chad Orzel: What happened to history's missing 10 days?
clock face
Books

Chad Orzel: What happened to history's missing 10 days?

Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel
sea of tranquility
Book reviews

Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel

There really is a number so big it could make your mind implode
Mind-blowing number
Number crunching

There really is a number so big it could make your mind implode

Top 5 books on the light shed by astrophysics, selected by Dr Emma Chapman
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books on the light shed by astrophysics, selected by Dr Emma Chapman

Conducting the cosmos through the Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Cosmos
Space

Conducting the cosmos through the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Lightyear: Astronaut Tim Peake reveals five things films get right about space
Buzz Lightyear and astronaut Tim Peake
Space

Lightyear: Astronaut Tim Peake reveals five things films get right about space

What particle physics can teach us about global co-operation and hope
Life

What particle physics can teach us about global co-operation and hope

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale
Art

Ai-Da: Meet the robot artist exhibiting at the Venice Biennale

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
5 ways scientists say lifestyles must change to save the planet
A busy road with traffic
Climate crisis

5 ways scientists say lifestyles must change to save the planet

Government ignores scientific advice to approve bee-harming pesticide
A bee on a plant.
Biodiversity

Government ignores scientific advice to approve bee-harming pesticide

A year in the Arctic investigating the climate crisis
Climate crisis

A year in the Arctic investigating the climate crisis

'I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars'
Book review

'I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars'

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