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materials science

XB-1 in transonic flight with riblet package test patches installed, Boom Supersonic

Technology

Jets wrapped in 'shark skin' material could fly further on less fuel

An aerodynamic material that mimics shark skin helps planes fly with less drag – and it can be added to existing aircraft like a decal

News

Earth

Ancient humans may have faced radiation risk 41,000 years ago

News

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Comment

Black Mirror returns full of delights and disappointments

Culture

Life

Living material made from fungus could make buildings more sustainable

News

A machine that delivers nutrient-rich liquid inside artificial chicken fibres

Environment

Lab-grown chicken could be made chewier using artificial capillaries

News

California-Cultured-Cell-Chocolate. Shaker process

Environment

Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate

Features

Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

Comment

Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

Culture

Larry Niven on creating Ringworld, a 'great gaudy intellectual toy'

Comment

Larry Niven on creating Ringworld, a 'great gaudy intellectual toy'

Culture

Ringworld extract: Read a section from Larry Niven’s timeless classic

Space

Ringworld extract: Read a section from Larry Niven’s timeless classic

Culture

Diamond with inclusions

Earth

Inside the hunt for unknown minerals in super-deep diamonds

Diamonds formed in Earth’s lower mantle contain tiny flecks of minerals that are helping us understand the inner workings of our planet

News

Physics

Speculative novel layers Groundhog Day with existential dreaminess

Culture

Chemistry

Plant-based waterproof material could replace single-use plastics

News

Society

What politicians so often get wrong about science

Leader

Comment

Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven

Culture

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