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The Climate Book review: An essential guide to a better world

The Climate Book review: An essential guide to a better world

18 October 2022

Greta Thunberg has enticed over 100 experts to write about the climate crisis. No one else could have created this incredible resource


HEFEI, CHINA - OCTOBER 09: An employee arranges boxes of agricultural chemicals at an intelligent warehouse of Anhui Fengle Agrochemical Co., Ltd on October 9, 2021 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. (Photo by Ruan Xuefeng/VCG via Getty Images)

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

18 May 2022

George Monbiot's terrifying new book tells us that farming is the most destructive human activity there has ever been. Luckily, it also offers radical solutions


Music for the planet

From Billie Eilish to Bessie Smith: A climate playlist for COP26

20 October 2021

COP26 is soon to get under way, so why not let our playlist be your soundtrack to the climate summit? We've got something for everyone


Back view of woman with long red hair wearing black coat and heeled boots standing on hillside looking at sunset over valley of city lights

Klara and the Sun review: Ishiguro's thought-provoking future for AI

2 March 2021

Klara and the Sun by Nobel prizewinning author Kazuo Ishiguro is a fascinating tale about artificial intelligence, friendship and what it means to be human


Philip Pullman

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

11 May 2020

In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust


Devs

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

29 April 2020

In TV series Devs, a tech company has built an extremely powerful quantum computer. The show is both beautiful and captivating, says Rowan Hooper


Moon

The moon revealed as an object of endless fascination and desire

22 May 2019

A rich book by Oliver Morton delves into science, poetry, art and sci-fi to create a dazzling paean to the past, present and future of the moon


wall

The Wall review – A dystopian adventure for the climate change era

13 February 2019

Though it has its satirical elements, John Lanchester's discomforting new novel does more than point the finger at present ills


The best fiction and sci-fi of 2018 to wrap or read this Xmas

The best fiction and sci-fi of 2018 to wrap or read this Xmas

28 November 2018

The best fantastic novels and comic series of the year mourn a wild past and look with trepidation towards a weird future


The psychedelic science behind dreamy new Netflix hit, Maniac

The psychedelic science behind dreamy new Netflix hit, Maniac

30 October 2018

Emma Stone and Jonah Hill cavort in multiple roles in a show exploring the use of hallucinogenic drugs to treat mental trauma and psychological disorders


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