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Why do scientists give some species such unusual names?

Earth

Why do scientists give some species such unusual names?

The strange ways we name new species and the politics involved is explained in Stephen Heard's book Charles Darwin's Barnacleand David Bowie'sSpider

Culture

The Vast of Night review: A sort of slow-burn 1950s Stranger Things

Technology

The Vast of Night review: A sort of slow-burn 1950s Stranger Things

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Philip Pullman

Humans

Philip Pullman: 'A story will help us make sense of anything'

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Code 8 review: A crime and sci-fi mash-up that's actually pretty good

Humans

Code 8 review: A crime and sci-fi mash-up that's actually pretty good

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Telling lies

Technology

Telling Lies review: A twisting mystery for the age of video calls

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Network Effect artwork

Technology

Network Effect review: A glorious thought-provoking Murderbot tale

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Notes from an Apocalypse review: A lively romp through the end of days

Humans

Notes from an Apocalypse review: A lively romp through the end of days

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Devs

Technology

Devs: Here's the real science behind the quantum computing TV show

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Science Diction review: The origins of jargon in bite-sized chunks

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Science Diction review: The origins of jargon in bite-sized chunks

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

Space

We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

Extraterrestrial oceans are an obvious place to search for alien life, but getting there and having a look won't be easy, says NASA's Kevin Hand in his book Alien Oceans

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Life

Jane Goodall: We must protect chimps from being exposed to covid-19

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Humans

Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious

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Humans

The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

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Humans

The way we think about the brain may be completely wrong

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