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Claims that girls have a 'natural' aversion to physics are harmful

Claims that girls have a 'natural' aversion to physics are harmful

18 May 2022

Girls are just as capable as boys in science and mathematics, but ingrained attitudes are stopping female students from engaging, says Maria Rossini


The female body is misunderstood and this is why, says Rachel E. Gross

The female body is misunderstood and this is why, says Rachel E. Gross

18 May 2022

From non-consensual vaginal microbiome transplants to misconceptions about the G-spot, Rachel E. Gross discusses the sexism and biases that have led to our fragmented understanding of the female reproductive system


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.

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

18 May 2022

Sissy Spacek and J. K. Simmons are the beating heart of this Amazon Prime Video television series about an ageing couple who have a door to another planet in their backyard


Don't Miss: New documentary A Taste of Whale questions Faroes hunt

Don't Miss: New documentary A Taste of Whale questions Faroes hunt

18 May 2022

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


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


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

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

18 May 2022

Russell Foster's guide to all we know about the body’s circadian rhythms should be mandatory reading for night-shift workers, but its messages are universal


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

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

18 May 2022

Poignant, playful sci-fi adventure features a woman coping with everyday chaos as well as a threatened multiverse


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