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The best new science fiction books of 2026

On the horizon for this year are Ann Leckie's latest, Neil Jordan's debut and more from Adrian Tchaikovsky. Exciting times, says our sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

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A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

Humans

Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

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Mind

Can a new book crack one of neuroscience's hardest problems? Not quite

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Bill Bryson on why he has updated A Short History of Nearly Everything

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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The six best science-fiction shows of 2025

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The four best science documentaries of 2025

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The two standout science-fiction films of 2025

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

The ��è��Ƶ Book Club is currently reading the late Iain M. Banks’s Culture novel The Player of Games. Fellow science fiction author Bethany Jacobs reveals how his work inspired her

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

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The 13 best popular science books of 2025

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Life

Extinct animals in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age make it a must-watch

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Physics

An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little

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