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We asked our readers to name their favourite films in the sci-fi genre – and these were the titles that came up most often.

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The news that a Blake's 7 reboot is officially in the works has sent shockwaves through the sci-fi community this week.

The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

An array of animals and plants survive winter in the subnivium, nature’s igloo. But climate change is threatening this hidden ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

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