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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first published in 1995, remains an essential read for anyone who considers themselves a critical thinker, says Leah Crane

Culture

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 30: Saudi Arabian citizen Humanoid Robot Sophia is seen during the Discovery exhibition on April 30, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Phoo by Yu Ruidong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

Technology

New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work

Culture

How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

Environment

How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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CXP17N Giant Anatomical Man model outside the Tate Modern London promoting Damient Hurst

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New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders

Culture

Alice Roberts

Humans

Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'

Culture

The best new popular science books of June 2026

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The best new popular science books of June 2026

Culture

The book jacket of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper

Life

New Scientist recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life

Culture

The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

Culture

Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

Life

Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

Culture

'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

Environment

'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

Helen Phillips, winner of the Climate Fiction prize for her novel Hum, on if stories can make a difference, her anxieties and writing about the climate

Culture

Life

New Scientist recommends Turi King's expert book about DNA's secrets

Culture

Comment

The late Ian Watson's sci-fi The Embedding is intriguing – but dated

Culture

Environment

Earth from Above author returns with astonishing freshwater images

Regulars

Comment

Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

Culture

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