Science Of Sci-Fi

Remember 'The Core'? That terrible movie with Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhart where a team of scientists travel to Earth's core to save...

Earth to Echo, the upcoming film about a group of children who befriend a tiny, owl-like alien robot, may have a relatively realistic...

What do 'Back to the Future,' 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,' 'Groundhound Day,' Planet of the Apes, X-Men: Days of Future Past,'...

Lowe's has just recreated a Ray Bradbury story.    Lowe's Innovation Labs focus on uncommon partnerships to create new...

Tomorrow, a paralyzed young man will use an Ironman-like mind-controlled exoskeleton to take the first kick of the World Cup.  ...

A group of University of Wisconsin researchers released a series of science-based scenarios envisioning life in the year 2070. But...

The little handheld molecular detector device that "Star Trek" introduced over 40 years ago is finally being brought to life. With the...

Watch our weekly round-up video, where we tell you all the unbelievable ways science met science fiction in the last week.  ...

Scientists have officially named a newly-discovered dyrosaur... after a character in "Lord of the Rings." No, seriously.   The...

In this hilarious video, Cinema Sins, the creators of the "Everything Wrong With" series, make fun of cinematic missteps in Oscar...

British inventor Colin Furze built a real-life flamethrower in order to imitate the powers of the X-Men villain, Pyro. Using this...

You've seen aliens, star fleets, and other sci-fi creations employ the help of tractor beams in works such as "Star Trek," "Star...

Researchers from Sage Bionetworks and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai are pursuing a large-scale project to study the role...

Several studies published in recent weeks have given researchers hope that obstacles facing stem-cell research may be overcome, as...

If you could remove a painful memory, Eternal Sunshine-style, would you? If your answer is yes, then you're in luck. A team of...

Brazillian researchers may have developed brain exercises for the development of empathy. The researchers from three Brazilian...

Inspired by cybernetic organisms in fiction such as the "Terminator" movies and television show, researchers from the University of...

With the recent release of the first trailer for Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar," fans are gearing up for its November 7...

The human race is finally ready for suspended animation. This month, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital will attempt human trials for a...

When Duke professor Mark Kruse was asked to co-advise a dissertation that covered both literature and physics, it reminded him of his...