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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.
Whether that be because of audience preference or a general decrease in interest is unclear, but there has been a perceptible ...
Stephen Fry has never shied away from a good book. A lifelong bookworm, Fry’s connection to stories spans everything from his ...
From companion bots to supervillain presidents, sci-fi on the big screen continues to look a little bit too much like real ...
SINGAPORE: Lightsabers and web-shooters have long been in the realms of science fiction, but 25-year-old inventor Jacob Uy ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) in cars has gone from science fiction to reality in what feels like the blink of an eye. Just as ...
Artificial intelligence could be affecting the scientific rigour of new research, according to a study from the University of ...
When I first started fourth grade, I despised reading. Now, that very thought sounds like sacrilege and I’ve gone on amazing ...
It looks like something straight out of a scene from Star Wars — but it’s real, it flies, and it could change how we travel.
For 50 years, Judy Blume's Forever... has served as a rite of passage for young readers everywhere thanks to its honest, ...
There’s scorched earth with a little bit of hope in this month’s sci-fi picks.
The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.