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Science fiction can be valuable in the broader communication ecosystem, bringing science to the public and offering scientists a space to exercise imagination. Science communication is increasingly ...

In his stories, Han Song explores the disorientation accompanying China’s modernization, sometimes writing of unthinkable things that later came true. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing Science ...

We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...

Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...

It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced ...

More than 50 years before ChatGPT could tell you what to cook for dinner, a 1968 science fiction film was shaping how we think about machines that talk to us. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Jupiter-bound ...

Science fiction has long captured the imagination of readers by blending speculative ideas with human emotion, social commentary, and adventure. From space operas to dystopian futures, the genre ...

The great thrill of reading science fiction is encountering wild new ideas — or challenging new spins on familiar ones. Plenty of sci-fi books use robots and spaceships merely as a backdrop for a fun ...