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Signature Entertainment Handout Film Still: Cerebrum. Tobi King Bakare as William and Ramona Von Pusch as Amelia .

Cerebrum review: An enigmatic slice of sci-fi horror

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
New Scientist recommends: Pod and Women on Nature

New Scientist recommends: Pod and Women on Nature

12 July 2023

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Oral bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mixed oral bacteria. The mouth contains a large number of bacteria, most of which are harmless or even beneficial. However, some bacteria can cause throat infections or cause the formation of plaque deposits on the teeth, which may lead to decay. Magnification: x10000 at 10cm wide.

Dark Matter review: The amazing story of the microbial world inside us

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
(Original Caption) Otis Barton, inventor of the Barton tank, is shown here in the tank. The tank is to be used by William Beebe in his deep sea exploration expedition near Bermuda for observation and also for taking pictures.

The Bathysphere Book review: Amazing story of the first deep-sea dives

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
Engineer Jason Lyon poses as he views Loo Garden, a temporary subterranean garden designed to represent a future healthier River Thames, in a section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel - commonly known as the 'Super Sewer' - a 25 kilometre tunnel being built across London under and along the River Thames to deal with combined sewer overflows currently polluting the river, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville - RC22T1ANLLXT

See the garden blooming in a 'super sewer' deep below London

12 July 2023

The playfully named Loo Gardens in the Thames Tideway Tunnel is an art installation intended to replicate the flora and fauna of the river

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