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Explore the latest science non-fiction books and sci-fi novels, plus science and technology-related theatre, exhibitions, games, movies and TV programmes with reviews and recommendations from New Scientist.

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

The New Scientist Book Club鈥檚 read for June was Richard Dawkins鈥檚 "gene鈥檚-eye view" of evolution, which turns 50 this year. Here鈥檚聽what we made of it

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2HJ8ENK Mother and her son lying down on the beautiful spring field in the sunny park.

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The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

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SELSEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Workers from Chichester council clean spilt debris from a refrigeration container that fell from a tanker and washed ashore on the beach on December 10, 2025 in Selsey, England. A clean-up effort is underway to remove debris from England's southern coastline after sixteen containers carrying bananas and other fruit tipped off the Baltic Kipper cargo ship into the Solent strait between the Isle of Wight and British mainland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far 鈥� plus 6 other great reads

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

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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)

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New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg鈥檚 Disclosure Day

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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Archaeopteryx. Artwork of the prehistoric feathered reptile Archaeopteryx which lived around 150 million years ago. Discovered in 1861 in southern Germany, it was the first feathered fossil specimen ever found. Despite possessing bird-like feathers, wings and a wishbone, Archaeopteryx also had sharp teeth, finger digits and a bony tail similar to non-bird predatory dinosaurs. This species and numerous other feathered fossils support the theory that modern day birds evolved from prehistoric theropod dinosaurs.

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New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

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Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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

Rachel Carson鈥檚 look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published 鈥� and remains as crucial a read today, finds Rowan Hooper

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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch expos茅 of crypto

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

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Humans

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

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The best new popular science books of June 2026

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