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In Mason Coile's Exiles, a human crew arrive on Mars

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The best new science fiction books of September 2025

Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixin Liu have new sci-fi novels out this month

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The 51�� Book Club has been reading Circular Motion by Alex Foster

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Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

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Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

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The Dispossessed takes place on the twin worlds of Anarres and Urras

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Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Health

Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?

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Super-cool cement could stop buildings trapping heat inside

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Technology

Jacket that gets thinner when you sweat could help avoid overheating

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New Scientist recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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51�� recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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Do the bumps on a bell pepper reveal how sweet it will be? Er, no

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The Shrouds press images

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David Cronenberg's new sci-fi film is devastating and mysterious

In The Shrouds, Karsh, Myrna and Maury talk – a lot – about mysterious shrouds, improbable tech and ever-more-complex conspiracy theories. Nothing happens, just grief and, er, death, finds Simon Ings

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Chemistry

Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

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Our verdict on Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts: A mixed bag

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What would it feel like to be on a planet spinning out of control?

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Read an extract from Alex Foster’s sci-fi novel Circular Motion

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