In this month’s picks, there’s a reincarnation satire, some timeline spaghetti and a family-friendly end-of-Earth film.

From robot rights to ageing and climate change, this month’s science fiction squares up to the big topics, with new titles ...

In this extract from the classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet Ringworld’s ...

When you think about science fiction, your mind probably jumps to laser battles, alien encounters, or dystopian futures. But ...

While some modern shopping experiences may resemble scenes from a sci-fi movie, the core of retail success remains unchanged: ...

A flexible, semi-autonomous robot could potentially locate disaster victims trapped under rubble and deliver medication within the human body. A small, soft, and flexible robot capable of crawling ...

It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” ...

Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.

A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet ...

Black Mirror season 7 is now streaming on Netflix.