Science Of Sci-Fi

"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor," say the Marvel gods (although that's since been...

In the past, prosthetic limbs have generally been purely functional, trying to blend into the rest of the body wherever possible. But...

On last week's episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daisy opened an interdimensional portal by using her seismic abilities to emit a...

NASA is really putting all of their eggs in the Martian basket. Earlier today, they released a side-by-side comparison of The Martian...

After a huge opening weekend, The Martian is officially a success. This is not only good news for sci-fi fans, but for science...

Hive minds are omnipresent in science fiction, even in cases you wouldn't expect. Group minds, or a collective intelligence occupying...

These are the Sci-Fi 10 movies scientists can't get enough of.

NASA has had a huge hand in consulting on the real-life science of The Martian, and are openly intending to use it to drive public...

Scientists have long claimed that it is extremely difficult, if not completely impossible, to build a real-life light saber. There are...

When NASA announced yesterday that they've confirmed the presence of liquid water on Mars, many cynical onlookers noted the suspicious...

Why so serious?

Transhumanist pastor Christopher Benek made waves recently when he asserted that he "doesn't see Christ's redemption as limited to...

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.