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2023 news review

Read New Scientist’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
The Beast review: Is AI the beast in a powerful tale about emotions?

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The Beast review: Is AI the beast in a powerful tale about emotions?

Bertrand Bonello’s latest movie, The Beast, invites viewers to grapple with what dependency on technology is doing to us – and asks if AI could even kill off our humanity

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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Technology

Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials

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Plastic scrap in landfill

Technology

Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene

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Still Up review: Insomnia rom com is worth staying up for

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Physics

Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs

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ORDOS, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - Citizens use photovoltaic energy from the roof of a shed to charge an electric vehicle at a public parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, July 7, 2023. Ordos City vigorously promotes the construction of photovoltaic power generation projects on the roofs of administrative institutions, government agencies, schools and public parking sheds. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

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Potential new medicine can target proteins on cancer cell surfaces

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Back to the Future

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The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

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Syndrome in The Incredibles

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Five of sci-fi's best corporate villains, according to author John Scalzi

John Scalzi's new novel Starter Villain sees his hero inherit a villainous empire. Here, the science fiction author picks his favourite sci-fi baddies with a corporate leaning

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New Scientist Live: What we are most looking forward to seeing in 2023

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The Deadly Rise of Anti-science review: The personal cost of research

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The Naked Neanderthal review: Looking for the real Neanderthals

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Starfield review: Too much AI-generated content makes for a dull game

Culture

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