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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

Claire North, whose space opera Slow Gods is the July read for the 91av Book Club, discusses how a population might deal with knowledge that their planet will be destroyed in 100 years

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Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry

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Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry

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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

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Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

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The bigger the lizard, the bigger the Wiki page, discovers ecologist

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The bigger the lizard, the bigger the Wiki page, discovers ecologist

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Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

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Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

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Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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An encyclopedia formed from AI hallucinations – what could go wrong?

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An encyclopedia formed from AI hallucinations – what could go wrong?

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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto

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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto

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The best new popular science books of June 2026

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The best new popular science books of June 2026

The most exciting popular science reads this month explore everything from symbiosis to hormones, while Alice Roberts takes on an editor-in-chief role in her latest book

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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Unsettling dance piece explores how AI is warping human relationships

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Is there a word for the Wiki page for the Ship of Theseus paradox?

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The late Ian Watson's sci-fi The Embedding is intriguing – but dated

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