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 ...

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 ...

Foundations in science and physics exist at the very core of the Netflix's hit show “Stranger Things," demonstrating to audiences for over a decade that our universe may be "stranger" than we care to ...

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 ...

MIT physicists have proposed a way to make a super sci-fi-sounding device: a neutrino 'laser,' which could help us probe the mysteries of the Universe. Neutrinos are the most abundant particles that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...