
Goliath review: Tourism to a ruined Earth explores the idea of home
12 January 2022
Space colonies offer rich people a way off a broken Earth in Tochi Onyebuchi's latest sci-fi novel, but the pull of home is a powerful force, says Sally Adee

12 January 2022
Space colonies offer rich people a way off a broken Earth in Tochi Onyebuchi's latest sci-fi novel, but the pull of home is a powerful force, says Sally Adee

12 January 2022
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss

12 January 2022
This year sees no shortage of post-apocalyptic games, but light relief is available courtesy of Star Trek and a robot-loving cat, says Jacob Aron

29 December 2021
Star Trek, Star Wars and Avatar are all back in what will be a great year on screen for fans of space and other frontiers

29 December 2021
The This by Adam Roberts, Mickey7 by Edward Ashton and Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders are just some of the treats we are looking forward to this year

15 December 2021
Plants play a starring role in sci-fi films surprisingly often, but the botany in movies like The Martian, Sunshine and Prometheus doesn't always stack up, writes James Wong

8 December 2021
If you can ignore the unlikely premise of being able to tap into dead people's memories, Apple TV+'s first Korean language offering is fun to watch

8 December 2021
An invasion of microscopic aliens sets the scene for Encounter, a sci-fi film starring Riz Ahmed that feels a little like two films jammed together

8 December 2021
The ease with which words can be used to get inside our heads is explored in two excellent dystopian books, Outcast by Louise Carey and Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore, says Sally Adee

1 December 2021
Here is New Scientist's pick of the science and sci-fi books from 2021 that will keep you entertained over the holiday season