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This sci-fi novel is a riveting tale of an oppressive galactic empire

A rich widow, a disillusioned cop and a dim hypersled driver are caught in the machinations of the oppressive party ruling the Decurion Empire in Richard Swan's The Infinite State. Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson enjoys their struggles

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A futuristic woman exploring bright and colorful outer space. Intergalactic journey made possible with neural network technologies

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The wild, gripping story of the psychedelic secreted by desert toads

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A new book reveals what evolution can teach us about the best diet

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I reread The Road 20 years on. It was even more devastating

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If this brilliant cosmic horror show passed you by, rectify that now

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Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach

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Gödel, Escher, Bach: A daunting but captivating look at consciousness 

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A mosasaur skull, part of the Jurassic Oceans exhibition

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Getting up close with the fiercest ocean predators that ever lived

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What is life? A provocative new book sets out to redefine it

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Dive into an in-depth history of the realities of space exploration

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The best new popular science books of August 2026

From which diets work best to the ethics of octopus farming, here’s Liz Else’s round-up of the most interesting popular science books published this month

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The best new science-fiction novels of August 2026

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Read an extract from The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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How I wrote The Dog Stars, the novel behind Ridley Scott’s new film

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Henrietta Lacks’s descendant on her legacy – and Rebecca Skloot’s book

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