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Have you ever dreamed of writing a heartfelt letter, sealing it in a bottle, and letting the ocean carry it to someone ...

Following on from our first list, we asked New Scientist staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time.

This week, explore a medieval manuscript, spy an underwater volcano ready to erupt off the US West Coast, encounter T. rex’s ancestor, and more.

Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall–the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World—recounts how he approached writing Slither, a ...

From a longlist of nine, five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the ...

Whether you’re curious about exploring the galaxy or the ways our own history may have gone differently, there’s a sci-fi ...