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2HJ8ENK Mother and her son lying down on the beautiful spring field in the sunny park.

Life

The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

The first six months of the year have brought us popular science reads on everything from consciousness to cosmology. Liz Else rounds up her favourites

Culture

Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

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TORONTO, ON - APRIL 30: Saudi Arabian citizen Humanoid Robot Sophia is seen during the Discovery exhibition on April 30, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Phoo by Yu Ruidong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

Technology

New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work

Culture

Archaeopteryx. Artwork of the prehistoric feathered reptile Archaeopteryx which lived around 150 million years ago. Discovered in 1861 in southern Germany, it was the first feathered fossil specimen ever found. Despite possessing bird-like feathers, wings and a wishbone, Archaeopteryx also had sharp teeth, finger digits and a bony tail similar to non-bird predatory dinosaurs. This species and numerous other feathered fossils support the theory that modern day birds evolved from prehistoric theropod dinosaurs.

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New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

Culture

Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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CXP17N Giant Anatomical Man model outside the Tate Modern London promoting Damient Hurst

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New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders

Culture

The book jacket of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper

Life

New Scientist recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life

Culture

The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch

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The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch

To mark David Attenborough turning 100, New Scientist staff have been set a tricky task: pick your favourite of his many amazing documentaries...

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Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and it's fab

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Space

What to read this week: Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean by Dagomar Degroot

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Return of Fallout, Paradise and Silo fuels passion for bunker sci-fi

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New Scientist recommends the quantum soundscape of Liminals

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