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New book is an illuminating but flawed look at the impact of emoji

Emoji add a new depth to communications, but what of their cultural impact? Keith Houston's Face with Tears of Joy offers some answers

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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

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Humans

Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies

Culture

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

Culture

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

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Our verdict on The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley: A thumbs up

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Space

Read an extract from Adam Roberts’s far future-set Lake of Darkness

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Why Adam Roberts set out to write a sci-fi utopia, not a dystopia

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Life

A new book reveals the deep flaws in our natural history museums

Culture

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Mind

Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

Neurologist Pria Anand recounts curious tales of the workings of the human mind in an elegant debut that is being compared to the late, great Oliver Sacks

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Mind

This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

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How doomed Arctic explorer inspired sci-fi romantic thriller novel

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Chemistry

Killer new book uncovers Agatha Christie's knowledge of toxicology

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Mind

A new book argues that revenge is an addiction – but doesn't convince

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