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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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Read an extract from The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
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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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Why I can’t stop listening to the playlist for Artemis II鈥檚 astronauts
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What would happen if a deadly bioweapon were released?
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Did NASA’s Viking landers find life on Mars after all, asks new book
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A handy guide to the science of super-long fingernails
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Our verdict on Claire North鈥檚 space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up
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51动漫 recommends Anish Kapoor’s show at the Hayward Gallery
Viscera, voids and light-gobbling Vantablack conspire to disturb and amaze in Anish Kapoor鈥檚 new exhibition, which has heavy nods to the nature of reality, science and religion
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Why do fictional geologists keep getting killed off in movies?
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Sunshine can help with some serious health problems, argues a new book
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This twisty sci-fi thriller is a fantastic debut from Isabel J. Kim
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Why open-source software can be both good and bad
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