The Lady Astronaut series tackles historical sexism brilliantly

5 August 2020

Two recent books imagine a different history of science, but one handles the prejudices of the time much better than the other, says Jacob Aron

Cryptic crossword #36: Moon has sci-fi film about it (6)

23 July 2020

Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop

Don't miss: Netflix updates classic sci-fi novel Japan Sinks

15 July 2020

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

What happens when a researcher tries to resurrect a loved one?

8 July 2020

In the film Archive, George Almore attempts to put his late wife's memories into a machine. The project is far from a roaring success, finds Jon O'Brien

How to avoid a techno-apocalypse brought on by the internet

24 June 2020

New stories by authors including Neal Stephenson, Rose Eveleth and Robert Harris imagine a techno-apocalypse precipitated by the internet. Some even hint at how we could dodge it

The Vast of Night review: A sort of slow-burn 1950s Stranger Things

20 May 2020

Starring youngsters who investigate a mysterious signal that may be from spies or aliens, The Vast of Night is all a bit Stranger Things, says Gege Li

Code 8 review: A crime and sci-fi mash-up that's actually pretty good

6 May 2020

Code 8, a film about people with special powers that have been shunned by the world, is both a cracking crime caper and a comment on society, says Simon Ings

Fossil ‘monster’ looks alien but may be related to primitive fish

1 May 2020

The Tully Monster is a famously odd 300-million-year-old fossil that looks like an alien, but a new analysis suggests it was a backboned animal like a hagfish or lamprey

Network Effect review: A glorious thought-provoking Murderbot tale

29 April 2020

Martha Wells's action-packed novel Network Effect puts you inside the head of a Murderbot. It raises fascinating questions you will think about for a long time, says Sally Adee

On what we want from the rise of the machines

29 April 2020