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Complete terracotta prismoid, in octagonal form, eight columns of inscription, historical inscription of Tiglathpileser I, describing his campaigns and buildings. ? The Trustees of the British Museum

Humans

Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, in Joshua Hammer's The Mesopotamian Riddle

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Space

New Scientist recommends The Martian – sci-fi fun for all the family

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Ringworld

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

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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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YARUMAL, - AUGUST 18 - Alirio sits in his living room with his son Alexis, 6, snuggles in and his wife Marta. Alirio, 42, is a coffee farmer who is also a participant in the University of Antioquia study who lives near Yarumal. The study, lead by Dr. Francisco Lopera, a behavioural neurologist at Medellin's University of Antioquia, researches a local family tree with a genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The Colombian family's genetic curse may be the world's best hope for an Alzheimer's cure. In that family tree researchers have the perfect group to study the disease and have now begin a clinical trial to see if they have a medication that might be able to delay onset. in Medellin. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials

Culture

Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

Humans

Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

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The Thinking Game

Technology

New Scientist recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States crosses the finish line to win the gold medal with new World Record after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Humans

A controversial book about human diversity shows how biology unites us

Culture

TOPSHOT - A boy rides past as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump, in Lahore on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Mike Berners-Lee's solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard

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Life

Stunning new animated series tells the story of a cure-all mushroom

A naturalist finds a hallucinogenic mushroom with the power to cure all ailments in the animated series Common Side Effects. Big Pharma is hot on his trail in this beautifully made show, says Bethan Ackerley

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Environment

New Scientist recommends Weather Girl, an electrifying one-woman show

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Mind

What happened when one woman set out to improve her personality

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Mathematics

This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

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Technology

Brilliant sci-fi novel shows robots coming to grips with emancipation

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