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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for "The Space-Time Painter." T. Kingfisher, from the United States, won the Best Novel award for "Nettle & Bone." Samantha Mills won Best Short Story for "Rabbit Test," while Seanan McGuire was named the Best Novella winner for "Where the Drowned Girls Go." The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction's most prestigious awards. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention, which is also responsible for administering them. China Sichuan Chengdu Worldcon 2023 Hugo Awards Ceremony - 21 Oct 2023

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let’s remember some past greats

The Hugo Awards are the Oscars for sci-fi and fantasy fans, so any oddities in the voting data for 2023's ceremony in China are bound to be upsetting. But whatever the reality, Emily H. Wilson finds an unexpected upside

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What is love? A new book finds we still don’t really know

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Two new nature docs have very different takes on caring for the planet

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New 杏吧原创 recommends: Chelsea Physic Garden

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Small Spaces in the City review: Can we thrive in a smaller future?

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The Fruit Cure review: A chilling tale of dubious diets and ‘wellness’

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F0MN2D Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). Natural History Museum. University of Oslo. Norway.

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The Last of its Kind review: How the great auk left an enduring legacy

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2C3TEBH Nobel prize winner 1965. Prof. Richard Feynman ( u.s.a. (Physics). Recording at swedish television in stockholm.

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New 杏吧原创 recommends: Surely You鈥檙e Joking, Mr. Feynman!

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The End We Start From review: Jodie Comer is gripping in climate drama

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

From a new Jasper Fforde to post-apocalyptic hellscapes aplenty, February鈥檚 science fiction offers something for everyone

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Occupied City review: How does a city survive external control?

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Fluke review: A vivid account of chaos and life’s unpredictability

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Reason to be Happy review: Can thinking logically make us happier?

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New 杏吧原创 recommends Downfall: The case against Boeing

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