What is a metaverse and why is everyone talking about it?
11 August 2021
Huge virtual events including Ariana Grande concerts held inside the video game Fortnite are the latest example of Silicon Valley's new favourite buzzword: a metaverse
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How to Mars review: Sci-fi satire about reality TV on the Red Planet
4 August 2021
How to Mars by David Ebenbach is an amusing novel about a failed attempt at reality TV on Mars. It is a new twist on the genre, says Clare Wilson
From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies
3 August 2021
Interstellar, Moon, Proxima, Alien, Hidden Figures... From science fiction to biographical drama, does your favourite movie about space make our list?
Old review: M. Night Shyamalan's stylish horror of accelerated ageing
2 August 2021
Old, directed by The Sixth Sense’s M. Night Shyamalan, is a stylish sci-fi horror film about a group of tourists stranded on a beach who age at an accelerated rate
Settlers review: Powerful sci-fi movie evokes classic westerns
28 July 2021
Survival is all in Settlers, a harrowing sci-fi movie set on Mars that is reminiscent of realistic westerns like High Plains Drifter
12 Bytes review: Jeanette Winterson on AI and making life less binary
28 July 2021
Jeanette Winterson's latest non-fiction book is a smart take on AI, intelligence and our binary world. Her thought-provoking essays offer a refreshingly optimistic take on AI's future
The Tomorrow War review: Chris Pratt time travels to save our future
15 July 2021
After being recruited by soldiers 30 years in the future, a former US army officer has to take on an alien invasion. The film's real message isn't far below the surface
Don't Miss: Asteroids is a cracking book about our future in space
7 July 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
Katla review: A dark, mysterious thriller with a supernatural volcano
1 July 2021
Katla on Netflix is a story about a community living in the shadow of a glacial volcano which has been erupting for more than a year. It goes on a supernatural journey showcasing the impacts of grief and trauma with folklore elements and a sprinkling...
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is joyful sci-fi reading
30 June 2021
Becky Chambers, the award-winning author of the Wayfarers series, builds a different world in A Psalm for the Wild-Built. But it shares the same warm optimism, finds Jacob Aron
