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
29 June 2022
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
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
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
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
21 June 2022
Stone tools found in Fordwich in Canterbury may have been made by an early human called Homo heidelbergensis
