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Health

How worried should you be about ultra-processed foods?

We are constantly told to watch out for the health risks of eating ultra-processed food, but should you be worried every time you sit down for a meal? Sam Wong takes a look at the evidence

News

Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

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Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

Culture

New ÒÁÈ˾þà recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Comment

New ÒÁÈ˾þà recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Culture

Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and it's fab

Comment

Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and it's fab

Culture

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Space

Adrian Tchaikovsky's new Children of Time novel is brilliant

Culture

The best new science fiction books of March 2026

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

Culture

Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

Comment

Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

Culture

Moises Arias

Comment

Return of Fallout, Paradise and Silo fuels passion for bunker sci-fi

Culture

Health

Ultra-processed foods could be making you age faster

Comment

Man behind a curtain back

Comment

Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

In George Saunders's Vigil, a ghost visits Earth to help a dying oil tycoon, while terraforming efforts on Mars are about to bear fruit in The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel. Emily H. Wilson's sci-fi column explores two very different short novels

Culture

Comment

The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point

Culture

Comment

New ÒÁÈ˾þà recommends 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Culture

Environment

CRISPR grapefruit without the bitterness are now in development

News

Comment

The best new science fiction books of February 2026

Culture

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