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Commercial health tests promise peace of mind, but do they deliver?

Elective tests and whole-body health check-ups are increasingly popular among those who can afford them. But the practice isn't as risk-free as it might appear

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Left: Cover of The Dispossessed. Right: Ursula K. Le Guin in 2001

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Our verdict on ‘The Dispossessed’: A tricky but rewarding novel

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What might the humble house mouse be trying to tell us?

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What might the humble house mouse be trying to tell us?

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Ursula K. Le Guin in her home in Portland, Oregon, in 2001

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The best new science fiction books of October 2025

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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How Taylor Swift is helping botany gain celebrity status

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How Taylor Swift is helping botany gain celebrity status

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The real reason our weather is going to the dogs

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The real reason our weather is going to the dogs

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Telling incoming aliens from space rocks… on a scale of 1 to 10!

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Telling incoming aliens from space rocks… on a scale of 1 to 10!

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New ��˾þ� recommends one-person play Every Brilliant Thing

The books, TV, games and more that New ��˾þ� staff have enjoyed this week

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The best new science fiction books of September 2025

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Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

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How a well-trained New Zealand dog took on quantum computers – and won

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