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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick

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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

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Casual man standing on space platform watching planet Earth. 3D generated image. Earth texture is from Nasa (https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sunrise-shadows-over-the-philippine-sea).

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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Hal LaCroix's Here and Beyond takes place on a spaceship journeying for centuries to a new planet

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The best new science fiction books of July 2025

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The best new science fiction books of June 2025

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2Y74H8B TransPacific undersea communication cables on the ocean floor off the island of Guam, Micronesia.

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New Scientist recommends Colum McCann's new novel Twist

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Signage of AI (Artificial Intelligence) is seen during the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit in Mumbai, India, on May 02, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL ADITYA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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This new book is a one-sided attempt to puncture the AI bubble

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Sci-fi books, Culture - 2025

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Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)

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An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

Kevin Tracey's authoritative look at the vagus nerve and its healing potential is comprehensive and compelling, cutting through the hype

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The best new science fiction books of May 2025

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This sensational novel shows what climate fiction can be

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Reading for pleasure has plummeted over the past 20 years

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New Scientist recommends David de Jong's Nazi Billionaires

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