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The Eta Aquarids meteor shower as visible in Sri Lanka in 2024 Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/ Getty Images The Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers will soon be appearing in the night…

Ringworld through the ages RingworldLarry Niven (Gollancz) Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both Hugo and Nebula awards; it’s been in print ever since.…

Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria releasing DNA (light blue) with antibiotic resistance genes (yellow) NANOCLUSTERING/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Gonorrhoea is resistant to nearly all antibiotics, but one commonly used for urinary…

Gabi Musat/500px/Getty Images It is by far the rarest and most exclusive chocolate I have ever eaten. In fact, you can’t even buy it in shops. It doesn’t look that…

Ringworld through the ages RingworldLarry Niven (Gollancz) Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both Hugo and Nebula awards; it’s been in print ever since.…

“But Louis Wu had gone alone, jumping ahead of the midnight line, hotly pursued by the new day” … Larry Niven’s Ringworld Tithi Luadthong/Alamy IN THE NIGHT-TIME heart of Beirut,…

“Why not build just the equator? Much cheaper.” Alamy Stock Photo Somebody told me about Dyson spheres in the mid-1970s. Maybe it was Poul Anderson. Freeman Dyson’s revolutionary construction had…

Michel Nieva and his novel, Dengue Boy We have read all sorts in the New Scientist Book Club, from Octavia E. Butler’s classic slice of dystopian fiction, Parable of the…

A common dolphin stranded on a UK beach Waves & Wellies Photography Dolphins in seas around the UK are dying from a combination of increased water temperatures and toxic chemicals…

Feather Foiled Print. The barbs on the right represent the population of 100 UK bird species 40 years ago. The left shows present-day population sizes. Rebecca Kaye Rebecca Kaye, also…