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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 17: Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Bones McCoy,William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, unidentified actor and Walter Koenig as Chekov in the STAR TREK episode, "Journey to Babel." Season 2, episode 10 originally broadcast November 17, 1967. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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As Star Trek turns 60, it’s not too late to discover the seminal series

Whether it's the original 1966 classic or one of its many modern spinoffs, there's a Star Trek story for everyone. Bethan Ackerley explores how newcomers can get acquainted with this daunting universe

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The best new popular science books of September 2026

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The Midnight Train by Matt Haig

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Matt Haig plays with the idea that time isn’t experienced evenly

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Snow leopard. Wild {Panthera uncia} Ladakh, India

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The legendary snow leopard comes up against harsh realities in remarkable book

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Ambitious sci-fi novel imagines a universe where time flows backwards

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Ursula K. Le Guin

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The best new science-fiction books of September 2026

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‘Thinking about the edges of space-time can help build a better world’

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Read an extract from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s The Edge of Space-Time

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Can the Greek muses of ancient myth explain modern society?

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Our verdict on The Dog Stars: A mixed response to this grim future

Peter Heller's post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars was the Â鶹´«Ã½ Book Club's read for August. Alison Flood rounds up how members felt about this novel, which is soon to be released as a film from Ridley Scott

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Want to know everything about time? Read Jim Al-Khalili’s new book

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The quest to save the bananas we love so much makes scary reading

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The Dog Stars author Peter Heller on how he wrote about the end of the world

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A wolf’s 1000-mile quest makes for epic and empathetic reading

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