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)
Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab 30. July 2025 (18:00) Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-tough drilling and cutting tools for industrial applications(New Scientist)
