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Crypt review: Alice Roberts on murder and mayhem in the Middle Ages

The archaeologist's latest book on what bones teach us about Britain's history not only provides the grisly facts, but helps us feel them

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A close-up view of a burial trench between rows of individual graves, excavated between the concrete foundations of the Royal Mint, from the excavation of the Black Death cemetery, East Smithfield, London, view looking west. (Photo by MOLA/Getty Images)

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New Scientist recommends London's When Forms Come Alive exhibition

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New Scientist recommends London's When Forms Come Alive exhibition

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Bad therapy review: Is mental health industry fuelling youth crisis?

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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New Scientist recommends: A City on Mars and True Detective

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Rosie/Davina Coleman and Noomi Rapace in "Constellation,"

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Constellation review: Thriller's science frustrates but it looks great

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Wise Animals review: Exploring the entwined worlds of humans and tech

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MAY 28: An attendee of the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention argues with gun control advocates outside of the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 28, 2022 in Houston, Texas. The annual National Rifle Association convention comes days after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas which left 19 students and 2 adults dead, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement officers. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Supercommunicators review: Learning how to change deeply held beliefs

In Charles Duhigg's new book, we discover why some people are great at getting others to alter entrenched views, where conversation fits in and how neuroscience underpins it all

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Two new nature docs have very different takes on caring for the planet

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What is love? A new book finds we still don't really know

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New Scientist recommends: Chelsea Physic Garden

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for "The Space-Time Painter." T. Kingfisher, from the United States, won the Best Novel award for "Nettle & Bone." Samantha Mills won Best Short Story for "Rabbit Test," while Seanan McGuire was named the Best Novella winner for "Where the Drowned Girls Go." The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction's most prestigious awards. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention, which is also responsible for administering them. China Sichuan Chengdu Worldcon 2023 Hugo Awards Ceremony - 21 Oct 2023

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

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