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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

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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'

The black hole: finding hope in the darkest of places
Books

The black hole: finding hope in the darkest of places

Top 5 books about female scientists
Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky
Books

Top 5 books about female scientists

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