1 August 2025
The ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club has just finished reading Adam Roberts's novel Lake of Darkness. Some of us loved it – but some of us weren't so sure about this far-future set slice of hard science fiction
1 August 2025
Alex Foster, the author of the latest read for the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club, Circular Motion, on imagining a world that is spinning ever faster
1 August 2025
In this passage from the opening of Circular Motion, the latest read for the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club, our protagonist boards a vessel which can circle the world in a matter of hours – with dangerous consequences for the Earth’s rotation
31 July 2025
From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a bumper crop of new science fiction novels
30 July 2025
A fantastic alien adventure can be found on our very own planet by studying the microbial life in Earth's crust, according to Karen G. Lloyd's new book Intraterrestrials
30 July 2025
Saving the planet means factoring nature into our economics, argues Partha Dasgupta, in a book with fascinating ideas. But does it take passion to make people listen?
25 July 2025
Having someone in your life who hassles you or causes problems could be adding 2.5 months to your biological age
23 July 2025
A new information ecosystem is on the rise, featuring closer connections, cosy media and worker-owned websites, writes Annalee Newitz
23 July 2025
Rival magicians in Victorian England both claim they can teleport. Is this all illusion, asks Emily H. Wilson, as she explores Christopher Priest’s extraordinary novel, The Prestige
23 July 2025
Mountaineering Women: Climbing through history tells the stories of more than a dozen female climbers who have conquered the world's greatest peaks
