Science Fiction
Sci-Fi and Snakes Rule in New Official Names for Features on Pluto's Largest Moon and Mercury
Stanley Kubrick and Octavia Butler are among the figures honored
These Contest-Winning 'Fairy Tales' Might Be Bleak, But They Are Topical
Blank Space's fifth-annual competition plays with everything from fake news to gravity
The Real Science Behind Your Favorite Nerd Culture at Awesome Con
Astrophysicists, vehicle technicians and biologists joined the party to bring cutting-edge research to fictional worlds
What Frankenstein Can Still Teach Us 200 Years Later
An innovative annotated edition of the novel shows how the Mary Shelley classic has many lessons about the danger of unchecked innovation
Thomas Edison’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Novel
By feeding his visions for the future to a well-regarded contemporary, the prolific inventor offered a peek into his brilliant mind
The Science of Silence in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
The soundless lightspeed attack that baffled some fans was actually the film's most scientifically accurate moment
The "Science" Behind "Geostorm", the Newest Weather-Fueled Doomsday Flick
Researchers have long sought control over the weather, but have yet to find a realistic way to master it
This Groundbreaking Astronaut and Star Trek Fan Is Now Working on Interstellar Travel
Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, wants us to look beyond Earth
Nine Tasks Robots Can Do That May Surprise You
Machines can cook your dinner, fill your prescriptions, make your shoes and much, much more
Fifty Years Later, Remembering Sci-Fi Pioneer Hugo Gernsback
Looking Back on a Man Who Was Always Looking Forward
'Twilight Zone' Enters the Stage Dimension
London theater will adapt the iconic television series to capture "American nightmares" past and present
When Cutting-Edge Science Meets Science Fiction, It Packs the House
At Future Con, fans of sci-fi, fantasy and comics met the researchers and engineers who are bringing their stories to life
What Happens to Fiction When Our Worst Climate Nightmares Start Coming True?
Movies, books and poetry have made predictions about a future that could be rapidly approaching
Good News, Everybody! Someone Once Patented Plans For Keeping A Severed Head Alive
It was what's called a "prophetic patent"—one that isn't real yet
Stunning, Surreal Concepts Cast a Spell on the Fairy Tales Architecture Competition
Ukrainian architect Mykhailo Ponomarenko came in first this year for his sci-fi meditation "Last Day"
Can Humans Ever Harness the Power of Hibernation?
Scientists want to know if astronauts can hibernate during long spaceflights. First, they need to understand what hibernation is
If Isaac Asimov Had Named The Smartphone, He Might Have Called It The “Pocket Computer Mark II”
The sci-fi author correctly predicted a number of innovations that have come to pass
Why Holograms Will Probably Never Be as Cool as They Were in "Star Wars"
But those that do exist must be preserved and archived
The Intergalactic Battle of Ancient Rome
Hundreds of years before audiences fell in love with Star Wars, one writer dreamt of battles in space
Fossilized Dinos Are Bones Turned to Stone—But Sometimes, Part of the Original Dino Survives
Every fossilized skeleton is a unique snowflake. We now know that some contain biological bits of tooth and claw
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