It’s not a problem. Honest. I have it all under control. I live in the moment now. I genuinely have the right time. I never go back. I’m not even slightly tempted. It’s not a problem. Honest. I have it all under control. #scifi by @chrisbaker1337.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

They were in this together. That much they knew. Anything else? Well, there was some uncertainty about that. But not them. They were going to get through this. They were going to find a way. If only they could remember how… #scifi by Michael Adam Robson www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The room was like any other. Not tidy, but not messy either. Not a place that would be hiding secrets. Yet one drawer held something that defied explanation. Something that captured life, love and human connection. Something real. #scifi by C. A. Russell www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Time travel. It would be wonderful, wouldn’t it? To experience the past. To revisit and explore. After all, the past can’t be changed because it’s, well, the past. So why wouldn’t you go — again and again and again? #scifi by @theultimatehuman.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

These are the most startling and intriguing discoveries we have ever made. Now, painstaking analysis and reconstruction have allowed us to piece together the story of a long-lost civilization. Take a trip with us into the past … #scifi by Mark Arnold www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“You can get very technical sieves, of course, but the one in my kitchen is perfect in that it’s robust, cheap and easy to sterilize.” New @nature.com, @scattercushion.bsky.social talks to the researchers who DIY their own lab & field kit. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It’s a game we play. Sometimes. Because you never know who is watching. Or what they’re thinking. It‘s about life. My life. And his. We‘re alike. Similar. The same … but different. Or maybe just the same. #scifi by Paul Renault www.nature.com/articles/d41...

When they found it, they were confused. It was unusual to say the least. A rare format, hard to read. But with perseverance they translated its contents, and what they read changed their view of artificial intelligence forever. #scifi by @jordansuchow.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This spacesuit will save your life. Packed with features it offers unprecedented life-support and protection. From taking a spacewalk to losing your ship to an explosion, this suit will keep you safe and sound. Always … and forever. #scifi by @danpeacock.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It had seemed like a great idea. Join the teams seeking out new worlds for humanity. Explore places no human has been before. Well, maybe there’s a reason no one’s been here. Maybe this world just wants to be left alone. #scifi by Laura O’Meara www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Do you like dystopian speculative fiction? Stories about food? A focus on parenting? Raging against the predatory capitalist machine? Awesome because I have a book for you! Pre-order your copy here: emmaburnett.carrd.co #scifi #stories #booksky 📚🪐 #parenting #food #agroecology

Innocent people are frequently convicted of crimes on the basis of a witness’s false memories. Emerging science poses a surprising solution. go.nature.com/3RzxgBF

It’s gaming as you’ve never played before. Immersive. Exciting. You will genuinely become someone else. See what they see. Do what they do. Feel what they feel. This is a gaming experience that will change your life. Literally. #scifi by John McLaughlin www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It was the kind of puzzle archaeologists relish. Using preserved data to unpick the meaning of an artefact and so further understand a culture. Fresh insights lay tantalizingly close. All they had to do was prove they were human… #scifi by Shiao Wang www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Connections are what life is about. And we can help. Using your thoughts and neural processes, we reconnect you with what matters. Whether it’s a personal journey or someone who’s drifting away, reconnecting is just a thought away. #scifi by Kevin Power www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It was unusual. Special. Good things so rarely appear round here, even less just fall from the sky. So when this arrived, speed was of the essence. But now it was safely tucked away. Ready. Waiting. Offering a chance at a new life. #scifi by @wendynikel.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is more than just dinner. This is an experience. A revolution, one bite at a time. This is food as you’ve never known it. A meal unlike any other. Truly a taste of things to come! #scifi by @javajnkie.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Need help with that difficult project? We can unpick the trickiest problems! Need help raising your profile? We can make your stats soar! Need help with your finances? We can give you that boost! Together, we can change the world! #scifi by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Or kick it old school with my @naturefutures.bsky.social story from 2022 on how AI shortcuts could keep us from grieving, and what we lose when we lose access to those feelings (reprinted and available for free in @radonjournal.bsky.social) www.radonjournal.com/issue5/hello...

To the machine, the world was simple. Logical. It made sense. Data drove everything. So why couldn’t it parse this new idea? Why did the concept cause its circuits to overheat? After all, it consisted of only three letters: law. #scifi by Fei Qi www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Is the real world getting you down? Then why not adopt a virtual existence and head into cyberspace! Your body will be cared for while your mind roams a world beyond your dreams. Sign up today! What more could you possibly need? #scifi by @jasminkirkbride.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

He’d come to the shop for something special. Something that the authorities didn’t want him to have. This was revolution. This was freedom. This was … not what he was expecting. #scifi by Addidi Youness www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New story out today in Nature Futures! I really have been in first contact mode the last few years, I hope you like the variations I've been playing on that theme....

GRAB THIS AND READ IT NOW BEFORE IT SLIDES BEHIND THAT PAYWALL (or, uh, pay to get around the paywall and have access to research articles! either way!)

So. Aliens. They have to be out there somewhere, right? The Universe is too big for it to be just us. We are not alone. ’Cept we are, of course. But one day. One day they will come, and it will be just like we imagined. Won’t it? #scifi by @marissalingen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Parties. Work parties. ‘Gatherings’. Team affirmation events. They’re always awkward. Stilted. Strained. A genuine nightmare — especially if you’re a robot. But you still have to be there, time after time … after time. Don’t you? #scifi by Robert Blasiak www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So excited for this one to be out in the world and couldn't be happier with how it turned out! Check out "Ozymandias Undead" when you get a chance as well as the other phenomenal scifi from Nature Futures!!

I have mastered technology and now it bends to my will. I have sidestepped the cold hand of death and plotted a new course for humanity. This is destiny. This is life everlasting. And there’s only one way this can end… #scifi by @writerbryce.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Feel like you’ve forgotten something important? Want to revisit the happy memories of your childhood? Need to bring those blissful times back into focus? Then try MnemoMist — we restore the memories you didn’t know you still had! #scifi by Tomias Keno www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I have a sci-fi story in @naturefutures.bsky.social! On the baby you always wanted…or not www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This slum might seem a strange place to hunt for a baby, but prospective parents are prepared to pay for a child with the right genes. We just have to find them. But what we offer in return — well, it’s life changing. Truly. #scifi by @dango-ramen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It’s the latest model and it’s so good. It takes care of every domestic task, leaving us free to do what matters. We simply couldn’t run the retreat without it. And yes, it’s totally safe. Tried and tested. Look, here it comes now… #scifi by @suhaja.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

They said it was a simple switch in commercial model — to a kind of barter system. We help the system learn more about us and the world, and in return we get our groceries. Simple. No cash. No fuss. No reason to worry. Is there…? #scifi by Daniel Roop www.nature.com/articles/d41...

They stood face to face. The human and the robot. Each sure of their worth and their place in the world. Each ready to defend their status. The question was, which one was right? #scifi by Zhouhe Zhang & Haochen Hua www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Originally said this would happen in Plastic Eating Fungus Caused Doomsday [2][3] in @naturefutures.bsky.social (reprint in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social). It was in Nature, so it must be true. www.flashfictiononline.com/article/plas...

It had carried these minds for what seemed like forever. So long, it was hard to remember where it stopped and they began. But now it was time to relinquish the burden and become something new. Something more. Something singular. #scifi by Preston Grassmann www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The planet had long been an outpost, and now it was winding down. The research undertaken slowly being shut down. But there was one question that still needed an answer: where do the moa go at night? #scifi by @marksbailen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Ads within ads. Their investors loved the idea. Will love it. Will have loved it. It gets complicated. #scifi by @timothyquinn.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This was home. At least, it seemed like home. It looked like the same apartment but also … it didn’t. It had changed. So had the street outside. Just a bit. But enough. What exactly had that last update done? #scifi by Lucien R. Starchild www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So excited my story "18,000,000 Minutes" is out today in @naturefutures.bsky.social! Check it out!

Thank you for choosing the Remembrance Machine — we truly value your custom. We not take some time to review your usage? To reconnect with the memories you’ve enjoyed most. Check out your highlights — and remember to remember!! #scifi by Spencer Nitkey www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So that's it: @naturefutures.bsky.social published my science fiction story. I bet that my versions of other branches of the Universe's wavefunction are dying of envy! Thanks, Nature!

The stars are not where they should be. They are drifting from their positions. This is not a measurement error. This is not an anomaly. This is deliberate. Considered. This question is why? And what does it mean? #scifi by @celsoguarei.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"And so Derek sold the aliens as a service. He didn’t tell anyone that the secret sauce was godlike beings from beyond the stars, who were mere moments away from us by radio. In retrospect, perhaps we should have all been a bit more concerned about that." – "Freemium", @naturefutures.bsky.social

The stars were dimming. Just in one subsector, but they were dimming nonetheless, which could only mean trouble. But the challenge was convincing those in charge they needed to act. If only there was a way to make the news accessible… #scifi by Chao Liu www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is a sanctuary. A place to work and learn free from the constraints of the day. Where time literally stands still while the world goes by. Where you can gain more hours, days, weeks. But is more time ever really enough? #scifi by Sara E. Pour www.nature.com/articles/d41...

She had waited for so long. Alone. Ravaged by time and the acid raining from the skies. She had performed her function. She had waited. And she had guarded. But now the waiting was over. It was time to act. #scifi by João Guilherme Bochnia Küster www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a flat-pack planet. Your order is being prepared and will be with you soon. Meanwhile, if you have any questions or need help setting up your planet, why not read our handy guide? #scifi by @arthurmanners.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I have my first story in Nature Futures, which is available now!

There was no way round it, things were a mess. The Cataclysm hadn’t been kind to buildings, and the rubble they’d become needed clearing. But although the robots were doing a good job, they were also getting ideas of their own… #scifi by @historyneverwas.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...