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Small Spaces in the City review: Can we thrive in a smaller future?

As we increasingly live in cities, tiny apartments are likely to become the norm. A new exhibition has clever space-managing ideas – but also stark warnings about the health challenges ahead

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Small Spaces in the City review: Can we thrive in a smaller future?

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The Fruit Cure review: A chilling tale of dubious diets and 'wellness'

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Handout picture: Jacqueline Alnes author of The Fruit Cure. Picture supplied by Nikki Griffiths nikki@mhpbooks.com mhpbooks.com.

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The Last of its Kind review: How the great auk left an enduring legacy

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F0MN2D Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). Natural History Museum. University of Oslo. Norway.

2C3TEBH Nobel prize winner 1965. Prof. Richard Feynman ( u.s.a. (Physics). Recording at swedish television in stockholm.

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New Scientist recommends: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!

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The End We Start From review: Jodie Comer is gripping in climate drama

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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Occupied City review: How does a city survive external control?

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FIMMVORDUHALS, ICELAND - MARCH 24: Hikers are silhouetted against rivers of lava flowing from a volcanic eruption between the Myrdalsjokull and Eyjafjallajokull glaciers on March 24, 2010 in Fimmvorduhals, Iceland. A major eruption occured on April 14, 2010 which has resulted in a plume of volcanic ash being thrown into the atmosphere over parts of Northen Europe. Air traffic has been subject to cancellation or delay as airspace across parts of Northern Europe has been closed. (Photo by Helen Maria Bjornsd/NordicPhotos/Getty Images)

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Fluke review: A vivid account of chaos and life's unpredictability

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Reason to be Happy review: Can thinking logically make us happier?

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Reason to be Happy review: Can thinking logically make us happier?

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New Scientist recommends Downfall: The case against Boeing

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

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Daniela Vega (Sister Maria)

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New Scientist recommends: Naomi Alderman's sci-fi novel The Power

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Wilderness with Simon Reeve: A travel show with green credentials

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2TC37AB Stockholm, Sweden. 10th Dec, 2023. CORRECTION NAME Katalin Kariko is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 by King Carl Gustaf of Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2023. Photo: Jonas Ekstromer/TT/Code 10030 Credit: TT News Agency/Alamy Live News

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Breaking Through review: Katalin Karikó's amazing Nobel story

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Filterworld review: Are algorithms staging a cultural takeover?

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