Are we living in “The Matrix” in real life? In the 1999 science-fiction film, Neo discovers that the universe is a simulation — but one scientist believes that the idea isn’t all fiction.

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Science fiction, in all its forms, can show us a future that's terrible or wonderful. It can show us alien worlds and it can bend the laws of physics and make us wonder, what if? Science fiction ...

Science fiction on film has been around almost as long as cinema itself. Starting in 1895 when the first public showings of motion pictures commenced in France and the United States, and as ...

Allan Kaster (Photo via Buffalo NASFiC ... artificial intelligence could contribute to the feedback loop between science fiction and fact. That loop has been running for decades: Quite a few ...

Our writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century ...

Science fiction has brought forward a number of incredible instances of fictional technology that has captured the hearts and minds of viewers all over the world. From massive spaceships ...

Humanoid mosquitoes, alien contact on deadly moons, implants that let you know everything your partner is thinking… the science fiction novels on offer in February feel especially interesting ...