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Indiana Jones vs Lara Croft: Ranking the best fictional archaeologists

From Raiders of the Lost Ark to Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, films about archaeologists have long captured the public imagination – but how accurately do these cinematic adventures reflect the real science?

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Flow (2024)

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New Scientist recommends the Oscar-winning animation Flow

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Climate drama Families Like Ours deserves to be a word-of-mouth hit

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Where is the TV drama to move the dial on climate change?

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Where is the TV drama to move the dial on climate change?

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Black Mirror returns full of delights and disappointments

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Stunning new animated series tells the story of a cure-all mushroom

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Rediscover The OA, a TV show with echoes of late director David Lynch

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My Husband, the Cyborg

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Documentary-maker films the fallout as her husband opts to be a cyborg

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Severance is still the most thoughtful, complex show on television

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The best sci-fi TV shows of all time, according to New Scientist

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The best sci-fi TV shows of all time, according to New Scientist

We asked our writers to pick their favourite science fiction television series. Here are the results, from Battlestar Galactica to Futurama

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The best science fiction TV shows to look forward in 2025

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The best science fiction TV shows of 2024

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Chilling news adds fresh meaning to 2018 Arctic horror drama

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New Scientist recommends new superhero drama Supacell

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