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Greenwood review: Can humanity survive a tree apocalypse?

4 March 2020

It’s 2038 and Earth's trees are dead, bar some firs on a tiny island. The tale of what happened is an epic combining sci-if, mystery and an exposé of capitalism, says Sally Adee

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

1 January 2020

Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020

This month's top sci-fi reminds us to beware technocrats bearing gifts

28 August 2019

In her latest sci-fi column, Helen Marshall finds simmering revolution against the tech moguls in two new novels, The Warehouse and The Return of the Incredible Exploding Man

Don't miss: celestial bodies, mathematical beauty and sci-fi fun

24 April 2019

See medieval depictions of spirits and the cosmos, explore the human condition through equations, and catch fan-funded film Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Don't miss: a game to make you suffer and a new post-apocalyptic film

5 December 2018

Tackle Anarchy Softworks' latest video game, try a book about ancient robots or see the big screen version of sci-fi yarn Mortal Engines

The best fiction and sci-fi of 2018 to wrap or read this Xmas

28 November 2018

The best fantastic novels and comic series of the year mourn a wild past and look with trepidation towards a weird future

Don’t Miss: Paranoid sci-fi, heat-reactive art and alcohol’s evolution

17 October 2018

John Carpenter’s sci-fi classic film They Live is re-released, heat-sensitive art for London’s Tate Modern gallery and a beer-fuelled journey of scientific discovery

War With the Newts review – this is smart sci-fi theatre at its best

10 October 2018

A reimagining of a classic 1930s novel by Karel Capek cleverly immerses us in a terrifying future where a new intelligent species is cruelly exploited