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For decades, science fiction writers have been drawn to the subject of ecology: the study of the interconnection between living beings and their environment. The T. rex of them all is of course ...
Science fiction is the literature of our times, the fuel of our imaginations and the source of our favorite imaginary worlds. But what do we mean when we talk about “science fiction?” Here are ...
Tasha Robinson is Polygon’s entertainment editor. She’s covered film, TV, books, and more for 20 years, including at The A.V. Club, The Dissolve, and The Verge. What does the future hold? In ...
The Oscar-nominated siblings discuss adapting Martha Wells's award-winning sci-fi novels for the small screen, as Murderbot hits Apple TV.
Science fiction has always been an outlet for our greatest anxieties. This week, we delve into how the genre is exploring the reality of climate change. Plus: new words to describe the indescribable.
But when people talk about it as this terrible warning, there’s a part of you — especially as a teenager, which to some degree or other, all science-fiction people are — you’re like, “Oh ...
Annalee Newitz’s newest science-fiction novel, “The Terraformers,” is a sprawling saga set 60,000 years in the future. But what’s most compelling is how Newitz redefines what it means to ...
Nick Hilden writes for the likes of the Washington Post, Esquire, Popular Science, National Geographic, the Daily Beast, and more.You can follow him on Twitter @nickhilden or Instagram @nick.hilden ...
It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel ...