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Space

Would we recognise alien intelligence, asks Adrian Tchaikovsky novel

In Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky's intriguing new novel, two women marooned on a strange moon encounter alien life – and struggle to recognise intelligence in other beings, finds Emily H. Wilson

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Adrian Tchaikovsky:

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: "Could life have gone any other way?"

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Read an extract from Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay

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Read an extract from Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay

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Woman in her late 30s reading a book in the mountain cabin, relaxing in the hammock next to the fireplace.

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The best popular science books to look forward to in 2025

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Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

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Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

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Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

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Why Kelly and Zach Weinersmith are sceptical about a future on Mars

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The best new science fiction books of 2024

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The best new science fiction books of 2024

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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Life

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry

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Rachel Kushner

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Creation Lake author Rachel Kushner on the 'ultimate writer's task'

In her thrilling new climate fiction novel Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner explores the isolated life of an undercover operative who infiltrates an environmental activist group.

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Earth

Forget Hollywood, science has real plans to defend us from asteroids

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Environment

Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant

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Humans

Read an extract from Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake

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Sci-fi author Nisi Shawl on Octavia E. Butler's legacy

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