Subscribe now

Humans

Don't Miss: Sci-fi suburbia, star woman and London Games Festival

This week, watch a sci-fi film set in an infinitely recursive suburbia, read about the woman who cracked star chemistry and catch great new games

18 March 2020

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Landmark Media/Alamy Stock Photo

Watch

Vivarium lands Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots in an infinitely recursive suburbia, where the smiley estate agents are not all they seem. Directed by Lorcan Finnegan, this superior sci-fi flick is out on 27 March.

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Read

What Stars Are Made Of (Harvard University Press), by Donovan Moore, tells the story of astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. She worked out the chemistry of stars and was the first woman to become a full professor at Harvard University.

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

London Games

Play

London Games Festival is on from 26 March. More than 100,000 visitors will pitch up for the 12-day celebration of interactive entertainment. Play…

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up

To continue reading, subscribe today with our introductory offers

Popular articles

Trending New Scientist articles

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop