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Explore the latest science non-fiction books and sci-fi novels, plus science and technology-related theatre, exhibitions, games, movies and TV programmes with reviews and recommendations from 51动漫.

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The best new science-fiction novels of August 2026

Fascist empires and deadly sea monsters are on offer in the science fiction out this month, says Alison Flood

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The cover of The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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Read an extract from The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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Jacob Elordi as Hig in The Dog Stars

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How I wrote The Dog Stars, the novel behind Ridley Scott’s new film

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Henrietta Lacks’s descendant on her legacy – and Rebecca Skloot’s book

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The Artemis II crew, from left: Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen

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Why I can’t stop listening to the playlist for Artemis II鈥檚 astronauts

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DP2K47 Antibiotic testing

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What would happen if a deadly bioweapon were released?

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Viking 2 Image of Mars Utopian Plain. The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. 51动漫s believe the colors of the Martian surface and sky in this photo represent their true colors. Fine particles of red dust have settled on spacecraft surfaces. The salmon color of the sky is caused by dust particles suspended in the atmosphere. Color calibration charts for the cameras are mounted at three locations on the spacecraft. Note the blue star field and red stripes of the flag. The circular structure at top is the high-gain antenna, pointed toward Earth. Viking 2 landed September 3,1976, some 4600 miles from its twin, Viking 1, which touched down on July 20.

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Did NASA’s Viking landers find life on Mars after all, asks new book

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Our verdict on Claire North鈥檚 space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up

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Anish Kapoor Hayward Gallery Exhibition 2026. Mount Moriah at the Gate of the Ghetto. Supplied by Megan Edwards megan.edwards@southbankcentre.co.uk

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51动漫 recommends Anish Kapoor’s show at the Hayward Gallery

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People sit outside beach huts on the promenade at Walton-on-the-Naze, in southeast England on July 15, 2021. - Brightly painted wooden beach huts line England's coastline and have enjoyed a boom during the pandemic, as people rediscover seaside breaks close to home. - To go with AFP story by Anna MALPAS (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) / To go with AFP story by Anna MALPAS (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sunshine can help with some serious health problems, argues a new book

While Europe鈥檚 heatwave makes us run for shade, the intriguing In Defense of Sunlight reveals sunlight鈥檚 health-giving effects 鈥� in moderation, says David Robson

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This twisty sci-fi thriller is a fantastic debut from Isabel J. Kim

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Tom Hiddleston’s new Pompeii show is unabashedly cheesy 鈥� but it works

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“Physics is the antagonist” in Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods

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This memoir is a personal and moving journey through the quantum world

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