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The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020
Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020
Culture
Life
The torrid secret lives of truffles make Game of Thrones look tame
Features
Humans
The genetic revolution: Can we predict school performance from DNA?
Video
Environment
Exploring the deep ocean and the surprising creatures that live there
Video
Life
We’re beginning to question the idea of species – including our own
Features
Life
Extinction is a fact of life. Could we stop it – or even reverse it?
Features
Humans
Anna Machin: Exploring the biology of being a father
Video
Mind
How signals from the heart influence our thoughts, emotions and memory
Video
Life
Recordings reveal that plants make ultrasonic squeals when stressed
News
Health
We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?
Tiny particles of plastic are in our food, water and even the air we breathe. We investigate the impact they have inside our bodies
Features
Life
Life and death caught in Petri dishes in a nod to the art of mortality
Regulars
Life
Why the line between life and death is now more blurred than ever
Features
Life
Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth’s surface
Features
Technology
Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now
News