Earth's extraordinary deep biosphere is our next great frontier 30. July 2025 (20:00) A fantastic alien adventure can be found on our very own planet by studying the microbial life in Earth's crust, according to Karen G. Lloyd's new book Intraterrestrials(New Scientist)
Fascinating artistic depictions of sea life over millennia 30. July 2025 (20:00) Marine biologist Helen Scales's latest book, Ocean Art: From the shore to the deep, celebrates humans' enduring obsession with creatures that live beneath the waves(New Scientist)
What would it take to rebuild economics around the natural world? 30. July 2025 (20:00) Saving the planet means factoring nature into our economics, argues Partha Dasgupta, in a book with fascinating ideas. But does it take passion to make people listen?(New Scientist)
Five years later, has sci-fi cult hit Devs aged well? 30. July 2025 (20:00) Alex Garland's tech company mystery is smart and compelling, though it can also be chilly and self-indulgent. Bethan Ackerley missed it in 2020, but after five strange years, she has decided to check it out(New Scientist)
This string art game will boost your mathematical imagination 30. July 2025 (20:00) Inspired by the work of Victorian mathematician Mary Everest Boole, try making a symmetric curve using string and some hole-punched card, says Peter Rowlett(New Scientist)
