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 ...

Time is the most common noun in the English language... but what is time? Source: Guy P. Harrison Looking for some psychological stimulation to exercise your mind and spice up your day? Try devoting ...

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...

So, in no particular order, here they are: New Scientist’s favourite science fiction books of all time. We’d love to hear from readers, too, about your own favourite sci-fi. Join the conversation on ...

The first rule of time travel is that you can only travel within your own lifetime. The second rule of time travel is that you can only stay for 90 seconds. And “The Third Rule of Time Travel,” ...

Somewhere, in a galaxy far, far away, Georges Méliès never sends a bunch of folks on a trip to the moon. The adventures of space explorers and time travelers, androids and alien races don’t thrill a ...

It seems we’re using science fiction as a roadmap to make our dreams, and more often nightmares, come true. Why is it that we manufacture a nightmarish future and refuse to heed the warnings so ...

Apple TV is home for the best science fiction shows you never knew you needed to watch. We've picked out five of the most ...

The three movies in the Back to the Future science fiction movie franchise are set to leave Netflix’s streaming platform on December 1, 2025.