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Review

Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book

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Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book

James Watson’s The Double Helix is probably one of the greatest science books of all time – but Michael Le Page finds he can’t recommend that anyone actually reads it

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Life

What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

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Mind

Michael Pollan: 'Consciousness is really under siege'

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New Scientist recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Our verdict on Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt: An inspiring call to action

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Our verdict on Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt: An inspiring call to action

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Life

What to read this week: the persuasive How Flowers Made Our World

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New Scientist recommends documentary Molly vs The Machines

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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

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Environment

Rebecca Solnit: 'The great majority of people want climate action'

Climate activist and author Rebecca Solnit tells Rowan Hooper why she still has hope, even in these "catastrophic" times

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New Scientist recommends Cirque du Soleil's insect-themed OVO show

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Technology

What to read this week: Katrina Manson's terrifying Project Maven

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Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

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Space

Maggie Aderin's dream: To walk by the footprints of Neil Armstrong

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