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W7E22Y Adolf Hitler at a car show in Berlin, Germany, 1935. Artist: Unknown. Image shot 1935. Exact date unknown.

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New Scientist recommends David de Jong's Nazi Billionaires

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

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It's good to have a word describing why going viral is now meaningless

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It's good to have a word describing why going viral is now meaningless

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

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

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

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

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The blue whale: the world's most versatile measuring stick?

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The blue whale: the world's most versatile measuring stick?

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

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Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the US's public health

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A bestseller is born: How Zuckerberg discovered the Streisand Effect

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A bestseller is born: How Zuckerberg discovered the Streisand Effect

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C8D-TRL2-003 Film Name: MICKEY 17 Copyright: ? 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Caption: ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 17 in ?MICKEY 17,? a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (PRESS KIT)

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Robert Pattinson shines in clunky sci-fi adaptation Mickey 17

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The best new science fiction books of April 2025

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The best new science fiction books of April 2025

From robot rights to ageing and climate change, this month’s science fiction squares up to the big topics, with new titles from authors including Nick Harkaway and Eve Smith

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Michel Nieva on writing from a mosquito's perspective for Dengue Boy

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Rats come one step closer to becoming snobby and pretentious

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Is this new Lego model a nod to the terrifying idea of mirror life?

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Is this the most glorious retraction notice a journal has ever made?

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