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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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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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Charlie becomes involved in a feud between an aging race car driver and a hotheaded young upstart.

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Â鶹´«Ã½ recommends: Light-hearted crime series Poker Face

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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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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

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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

From marigolds to human babies, most complex organisms start as a single-celled embryo. In his new book, Ben Stanger explores what our humble origins could teach us about health and disease

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

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Â鶹´«Ã½ recommends: The Poison Garden near Alnwick Castle

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Bridge review: An essential entrant into the multiverse genre

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

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