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The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the centre of Messier 87 and its shadow. Event Horizon ...

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In this passage from Dengue Boy, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we get an insight into life for Michel Nieva’s mosquito protagonist – and the drowned future world she inhabits ...

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When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O., by Karen Thompson Walker The man who mistook his wife for a hat ...