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What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?
Science

What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?

By Erik Sofge

Obama with a lightsaber
Technology

Scientists Make Photons Act Like Real-Life Light Saber

By Dan Nosowitz

A Crazy Size Comparison Of Sci-Fi’s Greatest Ships [Infographic]
Science

A Crazy Size Comparison Of Sci-Fi’s Greatest Ships [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Remembering Hiroshi Yamauchi, The Man Who Made Nintendo
Gear

Remembering Hiroshi Yamauchi, The Man Who Made Nintendo

By Colin Lecher

Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show
Health

Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show

By Colin Lecher

Why Futurama Was The Greatest Show About The Future Ever Aired
Science

Why Futurama Was The Greatest Show About The Future Ever Aired

By Colin Lecher

The 10 Best Fictional Laboratories, Ranked
Science

The 10 Best Fictional Laboratories, Ranked

By Colin Lecher

A Size Comparison Of Sci-Fi’s Greatest Machines And Monsters [Infographic]
Science

A Size Comparison Of Sci-Fi’s Greatest Machines And Monsters [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Science Reveals Wolverine’s True Weaknesses
Science

Science Reveals Wolverine’s True Weaknesses

By Kyle Hill

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?
Science

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

By Francie Diep

FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision?
Science

FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision?

By Colin Lecher

Reinvented Wheel Is A Square
Gear

Reinvented Wheel Is A Square

By Francie Diep

The Tangled Logic Of Time Travel In Movies [Infographic]
Technology

The Tangled Logic Of Time Travel In Movies [Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World
Science

Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World

By Susannah F. Locke

What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?
Science

What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?

By Kyle Hill

The White House Gloriously Shoots Down Petition To Build A Death Star
Science

The White House Gloriously Shoots Down Petition To Build A Death Star

By Colin Lecher

The Most Egregious Science Mistakes In Movies This Year
Science

The Most Egregious Science Mistakes In Movies This Year

By Dave Mosher

How To Build An LED Lightsaber [Infographic]
DIY

How To Build An LED Lightsaber [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

How James Bond’s Aston Martin Survived A Huge Explosion In ‘Skyfall’
Technology

How James Bond’s Aston Martin Survived A Huge Explosion In ‘Skyfall’

By Dave Mosher

“Looper” And The Real Science Of Time Travel
Science

“Looper” And The Real Science Of Time Travel

By Dave Mosher

Video: A Real Working Hoverbike Zooms Across the Desert
Gear

Video: A Real Working Hoverbike Zooms Across the Desert

By Colin Lecher

Aussie Tycoon Wants to Clone Dinosaurs for His Real Life, Resort-Based Jurassic Park
Science

Aussie Tycoon Wants to Clone Dinosaurs for His Real Life, Resort-Based Jurassic Park

By Rebecca Boyle

Engineer Details Plans to Build a Real, Burj-Dubai-Sized Starship Enterprise in 20 Years
Science

Engineer Details Plans to Build a Real, Burj-Dubai-Sized Starship Enterprise in 20 Years

By Rebecca Boyle

Why Turning Mercury Into a Dyson Sphere to Harvest Solar Energy Is Not Worth It
Science

Why Turning Mercury Into a Dyson Sphere to Harvest Solar Energy Is Not Worth It

By Rebecca Boyle

Kepler Spots a Planet Orbiting Two Suns, Just Like Star Wars’ Tatooine
Science

Kepler Spots a Planet Orbiting Two Suns, Just Like Star Wars’ Tatooine

By John Mahoney and Katie Peek

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon
DIY

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon

By Andrew Rosenblum

Inspired by Science, Guillermo del Toro’s Hollywood Monsters Come to Life
Technology

Inspired by Science, Guillermo del Toro’s Hollywood Monsters Come to Life

By Steve Daly

You Built What?! A Real Iron Man Suit
DIY

You Built What?! A Real Iron Man Suit

By Gregory Mone

Avatar Scene
Technology

Avatar Review: We Have the Technology. Now What?

By John Scott Lewinski

A real-life version of the Atari classic video game, Lunar Lander, in a metal arcade console with a large black wheel used for controlling the lander. The model lander is visible in an inset image.
DIY

You Built What?! A real-life version of the Atari classic, Lunar Lander

By Gregory Mone

Technology

Entertainment Weekly to Embed Video Ad in Print Magazine

By Corinne Iozzio

What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space?
Science

What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space?

By Jeremy Hsu

Is Warp Speed Possible? We Ask a String Theorist
Science

Is Warp Speed Possible? We Ask a String Theorist

By Rebecca Boyle

Environment

Captain Planet, He’s Our Hero, Gonna Take Pollution Down to Zero (Sing it, Kids)

By Rachel Durfee

The PopSci Movie Science Awards
Science

The PopSci Movie Science Awards

By Adam Weiner

Build a Bridge
Technology

Build a Bridge

By Adam Weiner

Science

The Physics of Artificial Gravity, Part Two

By Adam Weiner

Science

Artificial Gravity: Fact and Fiction

By Adam Weiner

Science

The Science of Star Trek

By Adam Weiner

As Seen On TV: Science Gets Your Whites Their Whitest
Science

As Seen On TV: Science Gets Your Whites Their Whitest

By Stuart Fox

The Pigskin Experiment: 3-D Football
Science

The Pigskin Experiment: 3-D Football

By Tom Conlon

The Physics of Batman
Science

The Physics of Batman

By Adam Weiner

Science

The Real Center of the Earth

By Adam Weiner

Science

The Incredible Hulk: Curiously Strong

By Adam Weiner

Tony Stark’s Iron Man Dream Lab
Technology

Tony Stark’s Iron Man Dream Lab

By Gregory Mone

The Science of Sci-Fi
Science

The Science of Sci-Fi

By Adam Weiner

Hollywood Science: How to Make a Digital World
Gear

Hollywood Science: How to Make a Digital World

By Corey Binns

Cell Wars: A New Hope?
Gear

Cell Wars: A New Hope?

By Jonathan Chase

And the Oscar Goes To: Fluid Simulation Algorithms!
Science

And the Oscar Goes To: Fluid Simulation Algorithms!

By Stuart Fox

The Science of Superheroes
Science

The Science of Superheroes

By Adam Weiner

Science

The Breakdown: Urban Obstacle Courses

By Gregory Mone

Hollywood Physics
Science

Hollywood Physics

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Technology

Banning Skeletons in Chinese Games

By Gregory Mone

The Wright Stuff
Science

The Wright Stuff

By Steve Morgenstern

SCIENCE FRICTION
Science

SCIENCE FRICTION

By Gregory Mone

Health

Pop-Culture Pandemic!

By Amanda MacMillan

From the Archives: A Day With Arthur C. Clarke
Science

From the Archives: A Day With Arthur C. Clarke

By Matthew Teague

Big Movie Uses Tiny Subs to Probe the Titanic
Technology

Big Movie Uses Tiny Subs to Probe the Titanic

By Trevor Thieme