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Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder Clare

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Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: The science behind the sci-fi

Doctor Who is the longest-running sci-fi series in the world. And whilst it might seem fantastical, many of the ideas that feature in the 59-year-show are drawn from topical scientific ideas

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The major science-fiction films that get botany spectacularly wrong

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The major science-fiction films that get botany spectacularly wrong

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Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for New Scientist

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Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for New Scientist

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children writing

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Both boys and girls tend to write stories about boys

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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

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From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

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We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

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We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

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Helen Mirren

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Solos review: Star-studded sci-fi that is let down by the material

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(Left to right) Shamier Anderson, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim and Toni Collette in Stowaway

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Stowaway review: A claustrophobic and philosophical space thriller

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Hannah Ware in The One

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The One review: What happens when a DNA test reveals your true love?

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For All Mankind season 2 review: The cold war is raging on the moon

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For All Mankind season 2 review: The cold war is raging on the moon

For All Mankind, the alternative space race story from Apple TV+, returns with US-Soviet relations at a new low and NASA under pressure to militarise the moon

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Klara and the Sun review: Ishiguro's thought-provoking future for AI

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Netflix's Space Sweepers review: A silly but profound space opera

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The Echo Wife review: A darkly comedic look at the risks of cloning

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Unity review: A powerful debut sci-fi novel packed full of ideas

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