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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We need you to answer just one question. One. But it is a question of extreme importance. A question that could change everything for you. You must answer. You have no choice. Just tell us… #scifi by Jeffrey Dennis Martin www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A doorway in a dark room opens onto a sunlit garden with a tree and grass that are mirror-imaged in monochrome

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Mercer Eddy @goodvibesnerd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey it's my story! 5 minute read on darts, dating, and popcorn for dinner (also causality and the multiverse) Enjoy!

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s not every day you come home to a note from your future self. In fact, usually, it’s not any day that you come home to a note from your future self. So having more than one note suggests today is not going to be an ordinary day. #scifi by @goodvibesnerd.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Three darts are embedded in a notebook page that features a heart-shaped doodle surrounded by simple sketches of planets

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You think this job is easy? Ha! My clients are special — often in ways you don’t want to imagine. I deal with the law. Attorney–client privilege and all that. I look after them — make sure they don’t sing when they shouldn’t. #scifi by Joel Glover www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Musical notes daubed in dripping red paint float above crosshairs

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is our life. Every day, the same. Every breath marked, every second accounted for. But we know there’s something more. Some of us remember, the rest simply believe. There is life beyond these walls. Life that is not like ours. #scifi by Hannah Cocks www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A single, leafless tree sits in the middle of rows of grey blocks that resemble tombstones, neatly arranged in a desolate landscape

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is where lost things come to rest. All those fragments of life’s essentials that never reached their destination? They’re here. A microcosm of space exploration. Of hopes, dreams & precious things. Truly, all humanity is here. #scifi by @carolscheina.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A pair of tweezers holds a tiny black chess pawn against a bright green background.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

They had planned this for so long. One last desperate venture. An act to change the city forever and to end the tyranny controlling their lives. All they had to do was reach the data centre. And all the city had to do was stop them. #scifi by @erinrcullen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A large, glowing orb is suspended above staircases that float in front of brightly patterned walls.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Theirs is no ordinary story. Survivors. Companions. Soldiers. Friends. No — more than friends. A team. Supportive. Ready for anything. Clear proof that two minds are better than one — even if there’s only one body involved. #scifi by @clholland.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

An ice-cream cone topped with differently coloured scoops of ice cream, each shaped like a human brain, with two rifles protruding from the top.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The job was simple. When the court sends an order, freeze the corporate assets and collect the debt. But this company was different. Its accounts suggested something unusual was running the show. Something that might not be human. #scifi by Ximing Zhang www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Abstract geometric artwork in which a neon-pink line graph distorts to form a human figure.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

When the letter arrived, there was no sense of surprise. The algorithm knows, after all. It just meant it was time. Time for a change. Time to move to the next stage of life. Because the algorithm knows best. Doesn’t it? #scifi by Toshiya Kamei www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A white origami crane sits on a patch of green grass surrounded by a snow.

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Gemma Church @gemmakchurch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Whoop! New story out in @naturefutures.bsky.social ky.social 🫖⚛️ A Cavendish physicist uses a #quantum computer to brew the perfect cup of tea, removing the guardrails to speed things up, and accidentally creates… well, you’ll have to read it to find out! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The recovered notes of Professor Alborough

Time for a break.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For many, it’s a simple task. Kettle, pot, cup: a set of steps to give a vaguely drinkable liquid that lubricates social interaction and cognitive regeneration. But surely it’s possible to take such refreshment to a whole new level? #scifi by @gemmakchurch.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Inside a neon geometric framework, a glowing white teacup filled with tea emits sparkling light past floating sugar cubes

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priya chand @priyachand.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

read the full piece here for free: rdcu.be/fxQn1 please. indulge the overthinking spiral. do it :D

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The past is an open can of worms: a stimulated-memory exhibition | Nature

A lost world.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This exhibition is like no other you have visited. It is an experience you cannot get anywhere else. It will show you things you’ve never seen. Teach you things you didn’t know you needed to know. It will literally change your mind. #scifi by @priyachand.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A stylized human head has an open crown, from which a tree grows against a bright Sun-like orb in a golden, textured room

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This moon is not for the faint-hearted. It’s no home from home, that’s for sure. Its landscape is harsh, its atmosphere unbreathable. Nevertheless, we are here, doing what we need to do to survive. Doing what we do best. #scifi by M. E. Garber www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Two astronauts with reflective helmets stand beneath a star-filled sky, with the sky mirrored in their visors.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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...

Several human figures push the hands of a clock around a large dial.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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...

Multiple red hands insert spoons into an open human head that is filled with a green substance.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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...

A red heart with an RS-252 computer port on its front is surrounded by two glowing cables, set against a cosmic background

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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...

A human figure sits amid repeating patterns of swirling ribbons and geometric shapes

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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...

A golden brain sits on a white platform inside a circular cage with pink bars. Neon lines and question marks surround the brain

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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“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...

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In the field — and in the lab — sometimes the simplest tool is best

Technology has led to unprecedented innovation, but common household items can help make research more reproducible — and accessible.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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...

A hooded figure hides its face in a surveillance camera image

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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...

A large metallic book, its pages covered in zeroes and ones, is held open by metallic hands

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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...

Gloved hands reach towards a glowing digital void with an error message reading ‘#MISSING_INPUT Please remain calm’.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

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...

Supply crates lie scattered in a dusty alien landscape beneath a glowing sun

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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

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Nature @nature.com · 27/05/2026

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

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Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony

Innocent people are frequently convicted of crimes on the basis of a witness’s false memories. Emerging science poses a surprising solution.

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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...

Two memory sticks are stacked on a table, one labelled ‘Jeremy Ouzanian’ the other ‘Bridge failure ’28’

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

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...

A collage of traffic lights and planets rendered as digital images and arranged in a CAPTCHA-style grid

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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...

$A glowing fractured brain sits in a barred cage resting on a smartphone$

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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...

Two figures look up at a bird flying across a blazing sun

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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...

A slice of pie sits on a plate with two forks — everything is covered in binary code

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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...

A stone statue of a fish sits on a plinth marked with the letters WWDD and the name DAVE

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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...

A robotic hand reaches out with a finger to balance scales of justice set within a glowing electronic circuit

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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...

Hands press against a glowing digital grid, with a mirroring humanoid figure on the other side of the grid in virtual space

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

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...

Close-up of a glossy, multicoloured face grinning with exposed teeth.

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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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....

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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!)

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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...

A human and an alien sit in deck chairs watching a bright planet rise

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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...

A cake in the shape of the number 9 sits next to a stack of circuit boards in the shape of the letter K. The circuits have a switch on the top, a white cable connected to them and are marked ‘Restart’

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Bryce Saputo @writerbryce.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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!!

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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...

A crumbling, humanoid statue composed of human skulls flexes its arms under a stormy sky

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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...

A small figure lifts a cube from a glowing heart amid a landscape of brains

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Lucy Zhang @dango-ramen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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...

A person peers over the edge of a long circular shaft that stretches down away from them towards a glowing white light

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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...

Streams of binary code in a network converge on a small rock

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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...

Two silhouetted figures face each other, one holds a green apple, the other has a computer network pattern in its head

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

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...

A smiling human face sculpted in silver and wearing a visor over its eyes

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