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Fascinating but flawed book explores how sickness shapes our lives

Susan Wise Bauer's The Great Shadow investigates the effects of illness on individual lives and collective beliefs. It's a mixed bag, says Peter Hoskin

Culture

BEIJING - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Eamon Sullivan of Australia, Michael Phelps of the United States and Amaury Leveaux of France compete in the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. The United States finished the race in first place in a time of 3:08.24 and wins the gold medal and set a new World Record. Eamon Sullivan of Australia set a time of 47.24 in the first leg, a new World Record. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Physics

Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along

Culture

Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arabian horses at the Liwa International Festival 2023, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Life

A fascinating book reveals the ancient story of horses and humans

Culture

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Space

New Scientist recommends Avatar: Fire and Ash – especially the whale

Culture

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Society

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Culture

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Space

Peter F. Hamilton's latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw

Culture

Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

Culture

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Technology

We're getting intimate with chatbots. A new book asks what this means

Culture

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Mind

A new book provides a toolkit to tackle anxiety. Can it really help?

Culture

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As Ozempic goes global, a powerful book reframes how we see obesity

With the market for anti-obesity drugs already worth billions, Aimee Donnellan’s Off the Scales is a timely exploration of the controversial and life-changing GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic

Culture

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New Scientist recommends Why We Drink Too Much for Dry January

Culture

Comment

The best new science documentaries of 2026

Culture

Comment

The science-fiction films to look forward to in 2026

Culture

Comment

The best new science-fiction shows of 2026

Culture

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