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Painkiller. (L to R) John Ales as Dr. Gregory Fitzgibbons, West Duchovny as Shannon Shaeffer in episode 102 of Painkiller. Cr. Keri Anderson/Netflix ?? 2023

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Painkiller review: Netflix drops the ball in retelling OxyContin story

At the heart of a new Netflix miniseries is the highly addictive pain drug OxyContin. But what can the show possibly add to a great series that told the same story less than two years ago? Bethan Ackerley explores

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BOYOLALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 11: A motorcyclist wearing a mask rides past in an area covered by ash after Mount Merapi erupted spewing volcanic materials at Stabelan village on March 11, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

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There are many great science and technology podcasts at the moment

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The 10 best science and technology podcasts right now

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Painting showing Gregor Mendel, Austrian scientist who experimented with garden peas to establish the principle of heredity.

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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Screengrab from Viewfinder (2023)

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Viewfinder review: Perspective is all in a unique first-person puzzler

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2A33GCB free diver swimming with female sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, photo taken under permit n?RP 17/01/02

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Whalefall review: Stunning novel about being swallowed by a whale

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Foundation Season 2 is now out on Apple TV+

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The best TV shows of 2023 so far – science fiction and documentaries

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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Illustration of a human embryo at the blastocyst stage approximately 5 to 9 days after fertilisation. The outer trophoblast layer (green) will implant into the wall of the uterus (endometrium) and go on to form the placenta. The inner fluid-filled cavity of the blastocyst is called the blastocoele. The inner cell mass (embryoblast, orange) will form the embryo.

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From One Cell review: Embryology and the future of medicine

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Geometry of the Soul series two. Background design of human profile and abstract elements on the subject of spirituality, science, creativity and the mind

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Bridge review: An essential entrant into the multiverse genre

Lauren Beukes's new science fiction novel, the latest pick for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Book Club, demonstrates the one crucial flaw in the entire multiverse fantasy: human nature

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Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

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Alone review: Insightful bestseller explores long-term singlehood

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