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Don’t Miss: A groundbreaking book on the evolution of meaning in life

18 January 2023

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


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Don’t Miss: Reading up on Quantum Theory, As Simply As Possible

11 January 2023

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The Terraformers review: What do we owe the animals in our care?

4 January 2023

Annalee Newitz's new novel examines the dark side of "uplifting" animals to a state of self-awareness – and asks whose intelligence is being used as the template, finds Sally Adee


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Don’t Miss: The Last of Us - hit video game becomes a TV show

4 January 2023

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


The best films of 2023, from Dune: Part Two to Patrick and the Whale

The best films of 2023, from Dune: Part Two to Patrick and the Whale

29 December 2022

From blockbuster sci-fi to epic biopics and jaw-dropping documentaries, here are the films we can’t wait to see in 2023


The best science fiction television to watch out for in 2023

The best science fiction television to watch out for in 2023

28 December 2022

From new seasons of The Mandalorian and Severance to a much-anticipated adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, settle in for some stellar shows next year


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The best science fiction books out in 2023

28 December 2022

CERN-inspired stories, a feminist retelling of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and a new deep future from Annalee Newitz: sci-fi fans have a lot to look forward to in 2023


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Don’t Miss: The way of water, first of four sequels to Avatar

7 December 2022

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


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Down to Earth with Zac Efron review: Eco-doc series makes green sexy

30 November 2022

Down Under, season two of Zac Efron's Down to Earth series, pulls off the trick he was after in the first season - making the pursuit of a greener, fairer world more desirable, finds Bethan Ackerley


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The best science fiction books of 2022: Uncertainty, dystopia and hope

30 November 2022

Uncertainty and crisis are key to this year's best sci-fi offerings, from Janelle Monáe's The Memory Librarian to Ray Nayler's The Mountain in the Sea


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