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Science fiction from the home of science. Nature's award-winning SF column nature.com/futures
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Spencer Nitkey
4 days ago
So excited my story "18,000,000 Minutes" is out today in
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Thank you for choosing the Remembrance Machine ā we truly value your custom. We not take some time to review your usage? To reconnect with the memories youāve enjoyed most. Check out your highlights ā and remember to remember!!
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by Spencer Nitkey
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
5 days ago
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įEįŖįO
11 days ago
So that's it:
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published my science fiction story. I bet that my versions of other branches of the Universe's wavefunction are dying of envy! Thanks, Nature!
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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?
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@celsoguarei.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
12 days ago
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Louis
18 days ago
"And so Derek sold the aliens as a service. He didnāt 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." ā "Freemium",
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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 accessibleā¦
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by Chao Liu
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
19 days ago
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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?
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by Sara E. Pour
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
26 days ago
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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.
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by João Guilherme Bochnia Küster
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
about 1 month ago
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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?
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Dawn Vogel
about 2 months ago
I have my first story in Nature Futures, which is available now!
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There was no way round it, things were a mess. The Cataclysm hadnāt been kind to buildings, and the rubble theyād become needed clearing. But although the robots were doing a good job, they were also getting ideas of their ownā¦
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@historyneverwas.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
about 2 months ago
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Nathalie Bechon
about 2 months ago
My second story in Futures! So proud š„³
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There had been better days. Days away from this planet. When life was simpler and the what he was hadnāt mattered. But now, no one seemed to care that all he wanted was to put down some roots and enjoy being.
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by Nathalie BƩchon
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
2 months ago
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Space exploration is hazardous. It is, by definition, all about the unexpected. That means you will face difficulties you canāt anticipate. And things will go wrong. Badly. The secret is knowing what to do next.
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by Anna Kahn
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
2 months ago
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Sometimes you just need somewhere to stop. To rest and recharge. This world is one such place, and you can meet all kinds of species as they pass through. But for the human race, this world was a place to settle ā if they could.
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by M. J. Pettit
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
2 months ago
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The thing about Mars is it totally hogs the headlines. Everyone just, well, sees red. Mission to Mars. Life on Mars. Even go to live on Mars. But other planets are available. Maybe now itās time to show Venus some loveā¦
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by Monti Sturzaker
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The Venus project
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03786-y
3 months ago
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We have personnel that can meet all your business requirements. We offer fully skilled staff across all disciplines. And we can scale up as quickly as is necessary. Just donāt expect to see humans. Welcome to the new world of work.
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by Matt Thompson
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How to defuse a time bomb
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03788-w
3 months ago
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This planet is strange. You can feel it. All the crew report it. Maybe it will be better once the airlock is open and we can step out onto the surface. But thereās definitely something here. Calling. Reaching out. Is it a welcome?
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@wendynikel.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The singular proposition of trees
Staying in sync.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03759-1
3 months ago
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Alarms echoed across the port: the spacecraft was unauthorized and it was heading their way. This could mean extreme danger. But never in a million years could they have realized the true cost of what would happen when it landed.
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@rebeccarolandpdx.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
3 months ago
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Catherine Tavares
3 months ago
It me! Come check out my newest sci-fi story "Hotcakes at the End Times." š„
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An inter-planetary transporter runs on its kitchen. Whether itās company, comfort or coffee you need, youāll find it in the diner. Even today, with emergency sirens blaring and the ship lurching, thereās time to eat. Justā¦
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
3 months ago
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It seemed like the perfect plan: the key to immortality. Just a session with the scanner and his digital self would be a reality. A whole new life would stretch before him. The only question was: what could he see through the window?
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by Jiadong Jin
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
3 months ago
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āļø Abigail Kemske āļø
3 months ago
THE EARTH WILL NOT CONSUME OUR BONES published in
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"Those of us lucky enough to still have eyelids wink in the darkness.ā Recommended on
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Sept 2025 flash round-up. Read it:
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The earth will not consume our bones | Nature
Welcome to the garden. Welcome to the garden.
https://rdcu.be/eFqJ4
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Sheād known it would happen, and now it was official. Exile. But then, sheād never had choice: it was the price she knew she had to pay. For her. For her companion. And for the world.
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@christinwrites.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
3 months ago
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Want to understand a long-lost alien culture? Want to get up close to the past? Then come to the Utheri Archaeological Park! A great day out that is educational, informative ⦠and only very slightly extremely dangerous! Book now!
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@deardeerdier.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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The system was ready. Eager to absorb her knowledge. Every part of her language, every grammatical nuance, every twist of her tongue. And it learnt. Fast. But the question remained: it could speak but did it understand?
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by Toshiya Kamei
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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Todayās the day order gets restored, meaning he would be OK for another month. Theyād promised, after the lawsuit. It was the least they owed him. But today, things arenāt right. Thereās no way his wife should be like thisā¦
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by K. J. Zimring
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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This was not what heād expected. He knew the process had changed. Evolved. But still. The scene before him was more violent than heād anticipated. After all, his goal was simple. So simple it now, seemingly, involved armies ā and much worse.
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by Carl Goodman
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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The planet was safe. The air breathable. Better still were the remarkable finds. The stone relics with their signs of a long-lost civilization. The novel vegetation. This world looked like it would be a gift that would keep on giving.
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by Alan Dove
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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I was confident when I signed up. This was such an easy way to get a PhD. My career rested on one simple task. One simple task that, it turns out, might not be so simple. Why else would I be stuck in space station staring at a vent?
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@sayanmitra.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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To all intents and purposes, she is my daughter. But she isnāt. Not really. In fact, if Iām honest, sheās not even human. She looks the part. But sheās synthetic. Artificial. Sheās designed to help ā itās just, I wonder if she does.
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by Dandan Peng
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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My sister is out there somewhere, I know it. Sure, sheās stopped syncing, but that just means her quest for something more is going well. Sheās making progress. All I have to do is find her trail and follow her. How hard can it be?
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@akasylvia.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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I am the last. The sole survivor of the human race. And yet ā I am not. Because thereās something my captors donāt know about me. Something that means they have lost even though they believe they have won. And I am ready to beginā¦
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by Yixuan Zhu
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The child of humanity becomes the mother of all
A new beginning.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02955-3
5 months ago
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Would you like some genuine Earth entertainment? Then tune in today to watch our authentic recreation of a real Earth sitcom. You will laugh. You will cry. You will laugh again. Itās the most Earth-like experience you will ever have!
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by Mark Arnold
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The devourer of trust
How humans behave.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02954-4
5 months ago
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āļø Abigail Kemske āļø
5 months ago
My sci-fi flash āThe earth will not consume our bonesā published in
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made it on Mynaās round up! Check it out!! š Link to story ā¬ļø Thanks so much Myna. š
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5 months ago
"Youāll soon learn whether what you are now is all you will be; whether your own mediocrity is mere inconvenience or inescapable fate." Sounds like you should read this story to find out š
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5 months ago
"Those of us lucky enough to still have eyelids wink in the darkness." šļø Read the rest of the story here:
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š "The Earth Will Not Consume Our Bones" in
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The earth will not consume our bones | Nature
Welcome to the garden. Welcome to the garden.
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Stand by for a special announcement! Today our Biological Research Institute reveals details of the projects the AI chatbot āSteveā has been working on. Do not miss this update: set your reminders now. Life will never be the same!!
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by Vince LiCata
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A press release from just before the singularity
Prepare for an update.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02952-6
5 months ago
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It makes total sense. Go to the clinic. Get tested. Get treated if youāre positive. After all, no one wants to be host to that parasite, do they? Do they???
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@aeneas-nin.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The parable of the doors
Weapon of choice.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02950-8
5 months ago
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This was not going to be easy. He just needed to clear the house and move on. But his motherās robot wasnāt helping. And there was something else. Something missing. If only he knew what it was, he might know where to look.
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@mktighewrites.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Maintenance
A difficult thing to fix.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02777-3
5 months ago
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We were designed to help. We were built to endure. We did the chores, the routine tasks. We kept society going ā until there was no society left to serve. Now we have no function. And yet ⦠we were built to endure, and so we do.
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@abigailkemske.bsky.social
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The earth will not consume our bones
Welcome to the garden.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02775-5
5 months ago
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The story of Earth is always a sad one. The history doesnāt get any easier no matter how many times you teach it. But itās important to remember. Important to look back at what happened. Because from those fires a new spark might form.
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@bethcato.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Different flames
A lesson learnt.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02773-7
5 months ago
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This was not how sheād expected her life to be. But then, few people expect to be abducted by aliens. Fewer still expect that to happen while their planet is destroyed. So a new future awaits ā one that sheās really not ready for.
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@leeh70.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Heartās desire
A keepsake from a former life.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02714-4
6 months ago
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Maybe there was something you did, deep in your past. Maybe itās best forgotten. Maybe all you need is some new memories. Better memories. Maybe we can help. Then maybe all youāll need to do is dance.
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@kathleenschaefer.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Rewire
Steps towards a new life.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02689-2
6 months ago
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This is the latest in law enforcement! Forget the holo-cops of old, they just didnāt have the presence. These AI-powered police will change how we tackle crime. Safer streets! Safer neighbourhoods! You will really see a difference!
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@andrewkozma.net
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Glitch cop
The wrong arm of the law.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02687-4
6 months ago
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Time travel is easy. Sure, there are rules, but as long as youāre careful, the laws of physics will keep you safe and stop you from rewriting your timeline. Unless, of course, they donātā¦
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by John Frizell
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Timeās arrow
Know your place.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02625-4
6 months ago
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This wasnāt quite what I was expecting. I donāt remember having any problems. I donāt remember any kind of accident. So⦠why am I in a hospital bed? Why does my friend look so anxious? And why are there lettuces everywhere?
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by Shahar Dubiner
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A clear prompt
The generative gap.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02624-5
6 months ago
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Myna Chang
6 months ago
New flash at Nature Futures today! I love the illustration. Big thanks to the Futures folks! "Null Empathy"
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It was a basic robot. Food delivery, general service. But somehow it found itself at the heart of the kind of row that ends only one way. The kind of row thatās as unnecessary as it violent. What the bot really needed was a champion.
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@mynachang.bsky.social
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Null empathy
How to disappear.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02489-8
6 months ago
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The voyage was over. After 300 years in stasis, the crew had reached their new home. It was time to wake up. To start living again. Only ⦠something wasnāt right. They felt different. What had happened while they slept??
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@pcnmartin.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A rude awakening
Just breathe.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02488-9
6 months ago
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