Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

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Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look ...

In the meantime, I recently came across a book in a charity shop I ended up loving: Sheri S. Tepper’s Grass. This was ...

I really enjoyed Horizon: Secrets of the brain on BBC iPlayer. Presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili (pictured), the two-part ...

Guided by club organiser and VR researcher Karl Clarke, we explore the technology underpinning these virtual experiences. We see how applications in movie production, military training, rehabilitation ...

Dementia is the UK’s leading cause of death, and one in three people born today will develop it in their lifetime. With numbers steadily rising, the need for effective treatments and improved dementia ...