Plausible science fiction occupies a space between imagination and inquiry. It does not promise answers so much as ...

Popular science fiction has long shaped public understanding of scientific possibility, yet studies suggest that many widely recognized sci-fi concepts depart significantly from established physics. A ...

Explore science and imagination with The Physics Behind Fiction Exploring R2-D2 Flight in Star Wars. This video examines whether the flight capabilities of R2-D2 could exist in the real world using ...

In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series. The panel ...

Science fiction can be valuable in the broader communication ecosystem, bringing science to the public and offering scientists a space to exercise imagination. Science communication is increasingly ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The professor had drawn a square with polka ...

Some sci-fi movies take the genre extra seriously, using accurate technologies to ground their depiction of the future.

It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced ...