The author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club on the science that lies behind his novel Alien Clay, set on a ...

This is a manifesto disguised as a novel and makes no secret of its intent. The characters feel undifferentiated like ...

Certain metallic rocks seem to be making oxygen in the dark, without light or sunshine, at the bottom of the ocean.

In the opening to Adrian Tchaikovsky's science fiction novel Alien Clay, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, our ...

Their existence contradicts the common assertion the Earth’s mantle is well-mixed, suggesting our models are wrong.

This April, the SciFri Book Club will read When the Earth Was Green: Plants ... If they don’t have the book in stock or you’d rather purchase online, you can support Science Friday by buying your copy ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

A book that was classified by the CIA for more than 50 years contains a shocking theory about how the world will end. It ...

Sea level rise due to human induced climate change is a hot button topic. But as a new book reveals, its history has long ...

"In a fraction of a day all vestiges of civilization are gone, and the great cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, New York — are nothing but legends. Barely a stone is left where ...

Who benefits from scare stories about aliens, and are we alone in the Universe?Since ancient times, humans have gazed at the night sky ...

Cancer research is complex, but video games can help. Jeff Yoshimi believes gamers can contribute to scientific breakthroughs.