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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

The best new science fiction books of July 2023

3 July 2023

From George R. R. Martin’s new Wild Cards anthology to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's dystopian take on America, there is a wealth of exciting science fiction out this month. Culture editor Alison Flood shares the novels she is most anticipating


Don't miss: Charlize Theron tries to avoid CCTV in The Old Guard

Don't miss: Charlize Theron tries to avoid CCTV in The Old Guard

8 July 2020

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


Don't miss: Altered Carbon anime and Attenborough reads The Peregrine

Don't miss: Altered Carbon anime and Attenborough reads The Peregrine

11 March 2020

This week, listen as David Attenborough reads nature classic The Peregrine, learn how skyscrapers and railway cuttings offer unlikely oases for wildlife, and watch an Altered Carbon anime spin-off


Don't miss: Netflix's Altered Carbon, Reply All and our future fossils

Don't miss: Netflix's Altered Carbon, Reply All and our future fossils

26 February 2020

This week, listen as Reply All goes down the internet rabbit hole, watch the second series of Netflix's Altered Carbon, and ponder what fossils our culture will leave for the far future


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

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


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Don't miss: Primordial cities, a new Star Wars and the power of bad

11 December 2019

This week, learn how nature can inspire resilient urban design, catch the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga, and read about negativity bias


Da Vinci drawing

Don't miss: a bright mind, a dark future and crowd-sourced science

16 October 2019

This week, see the world through Leonardo's eyes, receive a post-apocalyptic education and discover how citizens are making the sciences flower


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Don't Miss: Interplanetary paranoia, green buildings and anxious art

11 September 2019

This week, see Brad Pitt in space, discover planet-friendly architecture and visit a nerve-shredding new show


Electromagnetic sphere

Don't miss: ethereal artworks, haunted teens and a gift of tongues

26 June 2019

This week, explore a gallery full of unseen forces, hide behind the sofa for Stranger Things 3, and learn how to unpick strange languages


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Don't miss: Celebrity prisons, virtual thrills and a dive under Paris

12 June 2019

Watch surveillance run amok at the cinema, fly through the air like a virtual bird, and spot the joins between science and fantasy in Anaïs Tondeur's latest art show


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