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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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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

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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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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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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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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 31: Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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

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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

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

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

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BONN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 23: A woman is seen illuminated in the window of a residential building on December 23, 2021 in Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

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Alone review: Insightful bestseller explores long-term singlehood

More and more people are staying single long term. Daniel Schreiber's nuanced book looks into the effects of life lived alone

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Cave of Bones review: Lee Berger on the discovery of Homo naledi

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

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Meg 2: The Trench review: Light on science, heavy on fun

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The Underworld review: A gripping voyage into the deep ocean

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