Book review: Absolution
This prequel to the Southern Reach trilogy breaks every rule – unsurprising for Jeff VanderMeer, the king of new weird fiction
Culture
Age rebels, unite!
Meet the older people fighting discrimination. They might teach the rest of us how to live a good life
The joy of crowds
Crowds are often portrayed as risky, but they also have the potential to bring joy and liberation, as Dan Hancox explores in a new book
Q&A: Richard Dawkins on our immortal genes
We talk to the renowned evolutionary biologist about how we can read the history of life on Earth through modern genes
In a word: War
The latest from Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses
Book review: James by Percival Everett
The perspective we didn't hear in "Huckleberry Finn"
Laugh or you’ll cry
When comedian Richard Herring got cancer of the testicle, it confirmed his belief that life is precious – and ridiculous
A telescope the size of the Earth
How scientists obtained the first image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way
Book review: Battleground Ukraine
Ukraine built a national identity over 30 years. Russia’s invasion has put it to the ultimate test
Do Swifties really care about the music?
The intense fandom around Taylor Swift is less about music, and more to do with the power of shared suffering