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Science fiction

Science fiction

This is our hub for all things sci-fi where we bring you the best from across books, TV and film. This page features round-ups of the latest science fiction, in-depth reviews and interviews with leading sci-fi authors.
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen

Space

ISS livestream: Watch a live link-up with astronaut Andreas Mogensen

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander on the International Space Station, answers questions from students at Â鶹´«Ã½ Live ahead of him doing his first spacewalk on Thursday

News

The best new science fiction books of October 2023

Comment

The best new science fiction books of October 2023

Culture

Technology

Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials

News

Plastic scrap in landfill

Technology

Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene

News

Physics

Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs

News

ORDOS, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - Citizens use photovoltaic energy from the roof of a shed to charge an electric vehicle at a public parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, July 7, 2023. Ordos City vigorously promotes the construction of photovoltaic power generation projects on the roofs of administrative institutions, government agencies, schools and public parking sheds. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

Features

Back to the Future

Comment

The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

Culture

Syndrome in The Incredibles

Comment

Five of sci-fi's best corporate villains, according to author John Scalzi

Culture

Society

Can the UK’s new ARIA science agency deliver ‘moonshot’ technologies?

Analysis

Subatomic particles and atoms, conceptual illustration.

Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

Our amazing picture of the particles and forces that make reality took decades of invention and experiment to piece together

Features

Comment

The best new science fiction books of September 2023

Culture

Chemistry

The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

Regulars

Technology

Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

News

Technology

Virus ‘nanobots’ can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

News

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