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2H2KWF7 Flowers and trees during the Cretaceous period, illustration

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Extinctions review: A fast-paced story of going extinct on Earth

Days of mass death on Earth are dramatically captured by Michael Benton in his book, Extinctions. It's well-told and gripping, but real palaeontology afficionados may crave newer stories

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John von Neuman and the Institute for Advanced Study computer, a fully automatic, digital, all-purpose computing machine constructed by him and his team, 1945. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

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The MANIAC review: A dark novel about the legendary John von Neumann

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Film still from 'Billion Dollar Heist', 2023.

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Billion Dollar Heist review: How cybercriminals hit Bangladeshi bank

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Mallard at the National Railway Museum, York.

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51¶¯Âþ recommends The Man Who Couldn't Stop and The Retrievals

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BOYOLALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 11: A motorcyclist wearing a mask rides past in an area covered by ash after Mount Merapi erupted spewing volcanic materials at Stabelan village on March 11, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

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NIMONA - A Knight (Riz Ahmed) is framed for a crime he didn't commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona (Chlo???? Grace Moretz), a shape-shifting teen who might also be a monster he's sworn to kill. Set in a techno-medieval world unlike anything animation has tackled before, this is a story about the labels we assign to people and the shapeshifter who refuses to be defined by anyone. Cr: Netflix ???? 2022

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51¶¯Âþ recommends futuristic Netflix movie Nimona

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

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Painkiller. (L to R) John Ales as Dr. Gregory Fitzgibbons, West Duchovny as Shannon Shaeffer in episode 102 of Painkiller. Cr. Keri Anderson/Netflix ?? 2023

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Painkiller review: Netflix drops the ball in retelling OxyContin story

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Painting showing Gregor Mendel, Austrian scientist who experimented with garden peas to establish the principle of heredity.

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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2A33GCB free diver swimming with female sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, photo taken under permit n?RP 17/01/02

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Whalefall review: Stunning novel about being swallowed by a whale

A teenage scuba diver has an hour to escape from a whale that has swallowed him before his air runs out in a novel by Daniel Kraus which is like nothing you have read before

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

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Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

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