Science Of Sci-Fi

Beam me up, Scotty!

Find out what makes the adorable droid tick.

We’ve always known that the octopus was smart, but we’ve never quite understood why. This relative of the snail has managed to...

How much "people power" does it take to run The Matrix?

This year marks the centenary of Einstein's theory of relativity, and in that time we've used that foundational theory for all manner...

The Martian has been hailed as one of the most scientifically accurate sci-fi novels in recent memory, and the film adaptation looks...

"Fin feels like a person — actually, it feels like a multiplicity of people, almost like a city."

Forget about the robot apocalypse, we might need to worry about apes taking over the world.

"Much of the science is actually true."

Scientists are creating devices that can shock your brain into working harder.

Neil deGrasse Tyson admits that he’s not a comics expert, but he certainly isn’t a stranger to the world of superheroes either. He...

If it actually works, the engine could get us to Pluto in only 18 months.

We may not be at the point where we

How does Voyager I stack up against the Delorean?

Scientists rank which Hollywood movies get it right, and which get it very, very wrong.

Thank you to everyone who came to our panel at SDCC! We had a ton of fun, as panelists Fon Davis (production designer, Star Wars...

Thursday is generally a less eventful day at SDCC, but NASA's "Turning Science Fiction into Science Fact" panel did not disappoint....

On AMC's Humans, eerily human-like androids called Synths have become staples in every household, as ubiquitous as iPads and iPhones....

There are a lot of things wrong with Terminator: Genisys, not the least of which is the completely wonky altered timeline. But while...

Just like jetpacks will soon be changing the face of EMTs, Star Wars style hoverbikes may soon be coming to the military.A deal...