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The Dolittle Machine review: What if we really could talk to animals?

What would you say to a bat – or a dolphin – if you could? An ingenious radio programme by sci-fi writer Matthew de Abaitua imagines an animal-human translation machine

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Caption from book: The yellow-legged Asian hornet, Vespa velutina, preys on a wide diversity of insects, including foraging honeybee workers as they arrive back at their hive. Photo taken in Jakarta, Indonesia

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Endless Forms review: Let's hear it for wasps, says a lively new book

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Ancient footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park.

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Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America

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Prehistoric Planet

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Prehistoric Planet review: David Attenborough’s dinosaur magic

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Spanning space and time, Night Sky follows Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet.

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Night Sky review: Engaging show about a portal to another planet

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Regenesis review: Farming is killing the planet but we can stop it

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The circadian rhythms are controlled by circadian clocks or biological clock.

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Life Time review: Sleep deprivation kills, warns must-read book

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Everything Everywhere All At Once review: Multiverse sci-fi adventure

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Everything Everywhere All At Once review: Multiverse sci-fi adventure

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Arica review: Gut-wrenching documentary about a toxic waste lawsuit

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Arica review: Gut-wrenching documentary about a toxic waste lawsuit

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Adapted by Steven Moffat from the beloved novel of the same name, The Time Traveler???s Wife follows the intricate and magical love story between Clare (Rose Leslie of HBO???s Game of Thrones), and Henry (Theo James of Divergent), and a marriage with a problem...time travel.

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Don't Miss: Time-hopping new sci-fi romance The Time Traveler's Wife

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss

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Transformer review: Could Krebs cycle play a part in consciousness?

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The Intelligence Factory review: How women won the war at Bletchley

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Citizen Sleeper review: A cyberpunk RPG with an emotional core

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Glitterati review: Compelling sci-fi satire with hints of Black Mirror

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