The best new science-fiction books of June 2026 pred 1 dnevom, 7 urami in 31 minutami There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison(New Scientist)
Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 31 minutami Particles of light cannot be divided into smaller particles, but if you try to snip off the end of one, instead of shortening it multiplies(New Scientist)
Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum computer 29. May 2026 (15:00) Quantum Backrooms is a horror game in which the player explores eerie rooms. The twist is that the rooms have been generated by a quantum computer(New Scientist)
Mirror life: Scientists clash over threat of lab-engineered bacteria 29. May 2026 (14:00) Bacteria created using mirror images of natural biomolecules would pose a grave threat to life on Earth, some researchers warn, but a new study suggests they would struggle to survive in the wild(New Scientist)
Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients 29. May 2026 (11:00) A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in an initial safety trial, raising hopes that it may help to beat the deadly condition(New Scientist)
Q-Day could destroy Bitcoin – and our retirement savings 29. May 2026 (11:00) Even if you’ve never bought any cryptocurrency, like columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, your money may be affected by Bitcoin’s fate – which is uncertain, as quantum computing advances are threatening to make the encryption protecting it useless(New Scientist)
Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins 29. May 2026 (10:30) Dive into the opening of The Selfish Gene's first chapter 'Why are people?', the New Scientist Book Club’s read for June to mark 50 years since the popular science classic was first published(New Scientist)
Glaciers in the 'roof of the world' have suddenly started melting 29. May 2026 (08:00) Until recently, the Pamir mountains in central Asia have bucked the global melting trend, but in 2025, the region’s glaciers experienced a massive loss of ice due to extreme heat(New Scientist)
