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The Men review: Gender dystopia in a world where men have vanished

29 June 2022

What would the world be like if men suddenly disappeared? That is the premise of Sandra Newman's new sci-fi novel that asks how easily we can change history, says Sally Adee


P3RPRB Original Film Title: DALEKS' INVASION EARTH: 2150 A. D.. English Title: DALEKS INVADE EARTH 2150 A. D.. Film Director: GORDON FLEMYNG. Year: 1966. Stars: PETER CUSHING. Credit: BRITISH LION / Album

Don't Miss: 1960s' Dr Who double bill makes a return to the big screen

29 June 2022

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


Elusive review: The story of the Higgs boson defies normal narratives

Elusive review: The story of the Higgs boson defies normal narratives

29 June 2022

Finding the Higgs boson is the compelling story behind Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass. But Frank Close's book lives up to its title as both the man and his particle ultimately slip through the net


Put down the coffee: Study finds caffeine drives impulse purchases

Put down the coffee: Study finds caffeine drives impulse purchases

29 June 2022

Feedback learns to avoid drinking a cup of coffee before hitting the shops, while also pondering the benefits of a remote-control hot tub, and continuing the hunt for a new word for anti-expert


MF0B5A Pharaoh driving a chariot in battle, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored engraving of a bas-relief

Was warfare responsible for the origin of complex civilisation?

24 June 2022

An effort to track global changes in human society over the past 10,000 years concludes that warfare drove an increase in social complexity – but others are unconvinced by the work


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UK’s earliest hand axes were made by ancient humans 560,000 years ago

21 June 2022

Stone tools found in Fordwich in Canterbury may have been made by an early human called Homo heidelbergensis


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