Your next summer read and our award-winning podcasts – what you should read, watch, see and listen to this week
The Women’s prize winning book, two wildly different iterations of Scotland on screen, the meeting of two great Regency minds and a big win for us!
Marine fungi could help feed the world and fight disease
A culture collection of more than 500 fungal strains from seawater, sediments and seaweeds is helping scientists better understand marine fungi.
Sam Fender’s music offers a vision of masculinity that is complex, conflicted and deeply human
Fender’s music exposes the increasing struggle of everyday life in the UK.
Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid it
National energy shouldn’t rely on private or foreign money.
Netflix’s Dept Q. suggests that psychological trauma might help a detective investigate – neuroscience backs this up
Carl Mork is depressed, traumatised and unlikeable. His team are a bit odd too. Surprisingly, they’re all very good at their jobs.
Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins
African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.
Tornado: this samurai-western immigrant revenge tale tries to be many things – but runs out of ammo
Archetypal components of western genre – gold hunting and revenge – are mashed up with a samurai-sword-wielding heroine.
Wales is overhauling its democracy – here’s what’s changing
Wales will expand its parliament and adopt a new voting system in 2026.
Remembering Frederick Forsyth: my encounters with the spy who stayed out in the cold
A fellow journalist and academic researcher in the UK’s cold-war propaganda efforts describes his experience meeting the late bestselling author.
Endometriosis: difficult childhood linked with greater likelihood of being diagnosed – new research
Women who had been exposed to violence in their childhood had a twofold greater likelihood of being diagnosed with endometriosis.