Summer is now in full swing, and that means it's a good time to restock your TBR so that you're well-equipped for vacations, ...

“Ramesh Nathan spun fantastic tales about space travel technology and advanced robotics to entice investors into funding his company, but all he had to offer was science fiction,” federal ...

Maybe you're tired of friends pestering you to pick up Leviathan Wakes every time they complain about The Expanse not getting a seventh season, or you're ready to take a break from reading light, ...

In the latest Drawing Crazy Patterns, where we spotlight five recurring themes in comics, we examine five times that a character named Doctor Doom appeared in comics.

It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science ...

In an interview, Annalee Newitz, the inaugural “creator-in-residence” of a new Yale series called “Sci X Sci-Fi,” explains how science fiction can help point the way to a thriving tomorrow.

Sheree Renée Thomas of Memphis is the new (and the first Black) editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, the genre's flagship publication.

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the ...

Artificial intelligence's influence is reaching back into the realm where our notions about AI were born decades ago: science fiction.

Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot) Following on from our first list, we asked New Scientist staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time ...

Decades before the current debates over gender and sexuality, the late Seattle science-fiction writer Vonda N. McIntyre flipped the script.