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Adrian Tchaikovsky's new Children of Time novel is brilliant

The latest novel in this entirely original science-fiction series features a human-size mantis shrimp as an "uplifted" species. It's ambitious and fantastic, says sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

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Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

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Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

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From images taken by NASA spacecrafts, this picture mosaic was created of six of the planets in our solar system and the Earth's moon. In the foreground is the Earth rising over the lunar surface with the sun flare at the edge of Earth. Venus is the first planet above the moon, and at the top left to right are the planets Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn. Photo credits are as follows: Earth - Apollo 17; Lunar Surface - Apollo 8; Sun - Apollo 12; Venus - Pioneer Venus; Jupiter - Voyager I; Mercury - Mariner 10; Saturn - Pioneer 11.

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What to read this week: Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean by Dagomar Degroot

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Pierre Huyghe

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New Scientist recommends the quantum soundscape of Liminals

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Moises Arias

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Return of Fallout, Paradise and Silo fuels passion for bunker sci-fi

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GERMANY. 1990. Celebrating the unification of Germany on October 3, 1990 at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.

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What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick

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Man behind a curtain back

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Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Sony Pictures

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New Scientist recommends 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

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Illustration depicting a tidal disruption event (TDE). TDEs are causes when a star passes close to a supermassive black hole and get torn apart by the gravity of the latter. The debris forms a fan-shaped pattern around the black hole before eventually falling in.

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A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

Nearly 40 years after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Sarah Alam Malik's epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a changed landscape around science in the 21st century, finds Alison Flood

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The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point

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The best new science fiction books of February 2026

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Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

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