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Following on from our first list, we asked New Scientist staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time.
One of the most acclaimed science fiction films of the century is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer, but viewers should act quickly to catch it. Directed and co-written by Alfonso ...
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Some readers questioned if we were treating “science fiction” as news. One drily noted that Stephen had already predicted the advent of quantum communication years earlier – yet the so ...
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If you are tired of mainstream fantasy books, here is a list of 10 fantasy fiction books that have a chokehold in its ... Longyear Though more science fantasy, this haunting story of a boy, who has ...
“I mostly just hope it's real.” Planets around binary stars were first predicted by science fiction before it became science reality. The universe is really interesting and there's lots of ...
Science fiction in the 1970s and 80s had a sensuality that has since become neutered, with studios opting for a more child-friendly, sanitised approach to character and world-building. Mead not ...
Below, you’ll find our list of essential works of fiction published in the U.S. from 1996 to the present, culled from a survey of authors, editors, critics, scholars and other experts in the field.
This article is part of the Future of Appearance, a collection of articles that investigates what we will look like in 20 years. Twenty years ago, Botox was a novelty, social media (and the ...