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Cellulose, the main component of paper, can be turned into clear, waterproof objects such as cups that are almost ...

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Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club ...

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Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

Once a visual design has been sketched out on paper, Kaye then turns to a computer to sculpt formulas that contort the data ...

Feedback is delighted to hear from a reader who proposes an ingenious new unit of data – but we have some quibbles with the ...

Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and ...