The latest in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series is out this month, along with a speculative retelling of Moby-Dick and a forgotten classic from 1936 ...

Plausible science fiction occupies a space between imagination and inquiry. It does not promise answers so much as ...

Fantasy fans are better served on HBO Max than science fiction fans. There's some overlap between the two fandoms, but HBO Max clearly favors one over the other. That's not to say you can't find a ...

The first installment of a gripping new trilogy blends high-concept science fiction with global conspiracy and ancient ...

Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully ...

Science fiction can be valuable in the broader communication ecosystem, bringing science to the public and offering scientists a space to exercise imagination. Science communication is increasingly ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...