12 February 2024
As we increasingly live in cities, tiny apartments are likely to become the norm. A new exhibition has clever space-managing ideas – but also stark warnings about the health challenges ahead
19 July 2023
Stunning sci-fi novel by Vajra Chandrasekera uses magical realism to weave a multi-layered, dreamlike story where the nature of memory and how it can be abused is its deepest theme
19 July 2023
A new guide argues that infectious fungi and fungus-like pathogens are the most devastating causes of disease on Earth
19 July 2023
Kagami, a mixed-reality concert at this year's Manchester International Festival, shows the fresh challenges and possibilities of state-of-the-art tech
19 July 2023
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer tells the story of the man who changed the world forever by developing the atomic bomb. An excellent script and terrific acting capture the awful dilemma of scientists who work for governments – especially in wartime
12 July 2023
William returns home to recover after a terrible car accident leaves his world in pieces. Great performances and a chilling script make for an intriguing debut, says Simon Ings
12 July 2023
The human microbiome has a big influence on our health and yet, rather like dark matter in cosmology, its story is still unfolding, says a tantalising book covering the future of medicine from James Kinross
12 July 2023
Brad Fox's vivid retelling of the voyages of the first deep-sea submersible is full of fascinating technology, novel marine discoveries – and unusual scientists
9 July 2023
This epic TV series kicks off with Inferno, the story of our planet’s biggest mass extinction. Host Chris Packham probes how Earth lost up to 90 per cent of its species in an event which began 252 million years ago
5 July 2023
Marnie is like any 13-year-old – except she has a severe form of muscular dystrophy. Best Interests is an empathetic drama about terrible choices, says Bethan Ackerley
