The Bootstrap Paradox is a theoretical paradox of time travel that occurs when an object or piece of information sent back in time becomes trapped within an infinite cause-effect loop in which the item no [...]

What qualities must a book have to be considered science fiction? Genre categories can be helpful in guiding us toward works that we might like, or just are in the mood to read, but those definitions can be slippery, and many of the very best books defy conventions and upend expectations.

Wandering Earth on track to be one of highest-grossing films in country’s history

New research suggests they have more mature ideas about how real-world relationships work.

Last Turkey Day, Netflix gave fans of bad movies and wisecracking robots something to be thankful for, renewing Mystery Science Theater 3000 for a 12th season. It was a fitting choice, extending the show’s Kickstarted revival on a date that’s long been synonymous with MST3K marathons and premieres.

The “Star Trek” universe continues to grow at CBS All Access. The streamer has given out an order for two seasons of a half-hour animated comedy series called “Star Trek: Lower De…

Once again, technology is extending what the human body can do. There's plenty of engineering involved, optimized for business uses of physical augmentation: power boosts, kinetic energy storage, and "augmented joints" that can lock on demand and distribute static loads while the worker is in an awkward position. It’s business transformation with real transformers. @Enterprisenxt

Harvard researchers raise the possibility that it may be "a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilization."

Shadowlands Book I: Rhia Harlyn is a noble in Shen, one of the dozens of shadowlands which separate the bright, alien skyland. She has a missing brother, an unwanted marriage proposal and an interest in science considered unbecoming in her gender. A delightful new science fiction book.

Empire of Silence (Sun Eater, #1) Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series. A big book, a truly great read. Has a flavour of Frank Herbert's Dune without the LSD. The only problem with it, is it's the first book of a series and the rest haven't been published yet. I want more.

From Death Star to Hogwarts, pop culture structures are as every bit iconic as the characters. How much would they cost to build in real life? We estimate the costs of five iconic structures.

Aliens, robo-nannies and folding cities: A new wave of Chinese science fiction authors offer a unique perspective on the country, and the future of technology.

"Society struggled to make rules for using the cloaks appropriately. Law enforcement had trouble regulating the cloaks, and, by the turn of the century, Congress had banned them entirely."

The late Tom Clancy was known for his uncanny ability to accurately predict future events with his fiction writing. His 1994 novel, "Debt of Honor," describes a September 11th-like attack, and his 2010 book "Dead or Alive" describes the capture of a Bin Laden-like public enemy.

Call it Back to the Future—the mutant edition. The first official trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past has been unleashed online and fanboys will be thrilled to see the dream cast combines the star-studded ensemble from the original X-Men trilogy with that of 2011's prequel, X-Men: First Class.

Isaac Asimov was one of America’s most prolific and best-loved science fiction authors, publishing more than 500 volumes in a career that spanned five decades. But newly released papers show that, in the 1960s, he was unknowingly embroiled in intrigue more suited to a John Le Carre novel, as the FBI investigated him on suspicion of being a Soviet spy.

50 years ago, Isaac Asimov predicted the invention of tofurky and warned there would be "psychological resistance" to it. Here's what else he got right.

These ARE the Star Wars-inspired furniture you've been looking for! If you're a Star Wars lovers looking to decorate your home with desks, beds, chairs, coffee tables inspired by the sci-fi series, you've come to the right place. From the amazing creations of Tom Spina and his crew over at Tom Spina Designs to talented DIYers building their own furnishings, let's take a look at 20 pieces of the Best Star Wars Furniture that Imperial Credits Can Buy.

Paul Hellyer, who has long insisted that aliens have visited Earth for many years, says that when aliens saw the atomic bomb they decided that we were a great threat to the cosmos.

The entire Enemy Mine Series gathered in one volume: "The Talman, Enemy Mine" (The expanded Nebula and Hugo Award winner that inspired th...

An adaptation of Terry Gilliam's sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys is headed to the Syfy network next year. Like the movie, the series will follow a man who time travels back from a post-apocalyptic future in order to prevent a disease from decimating humanity. The show's first season will have 13 episodes, and one of the original movie's producers has signed on to produce here too.

The New York World's Fair of 1964 introduced 51 million visitors to a range of technological innovations and predictions during its run.

We have video phone calls and a wealth of information at our fingertips, but no personal jet packs or moon colonies.

We all know the story. The moment that computers with their lightning-quick processing power and interlinked systems gain sentience - it's judgment day. But would that really happen? Here are some psychological reasons why digital super-intelligence isn't going to be evil intelligence.

In episode 239 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with Multi-Award winning author, and SFWA Grand Master, Joe Haldeman. Links: Joe Haldeman (website) Joe Haldeman (facebook) © 2014 SFSi...

After swingeing budget cuts at Nasa, a loose agglomeration of private companies – including Elon Musk's SpaceX – have revived the dormant dream of colonising other worlds

This is my second installment of my Best Podcast Fiction of All Time List, covering #31-40. You can find #41-50 here. The list is picked from thousands of episodes of the backlog of seventeen short...

The first time I met Jay Lake, he was greeting people at a convention party in a Hawaiian shirt and joking, "That's right. I'm Cancer Guy." Lake was willing to joke about his identity as cancer survivor, while also inspiring others. But his identity as a writer and editor of groundbreaking SF was even more important.

“Pills and Starships,” a young-adult novel by Lydia Millet, offers a scary climate-change scenario, told in the journal entries of a teenage girl.

Earlier this week, we learned that Apple's Touch ID could be used in third party apps with iOS 8, paving the way to make your fingerprint a universal password. On a seemingly unrelated note, we also discovered a concept cigarette designed to help you quit smoking. And suddenly, it seemed apparent. We're living in The Fifth Element.

This is my third installment of my Best Podcast Fiction of All Time List, covering #21-30. You can find #41-50 here and #31-40 here.  This is the middle list of the five pack--just two more to go! ...

My personal predictions to what will take place on January 1st 2001 when the computer systems of the world will become confused and stop working because programmers in the mid 1900s didn't think we...

Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley stands in front of the squad of ten cocky, poised space marines. They laugh and joke, oozing bravado and testosterone—even the women. As the shavetail lieutenant lays out the situation, Bill Paxton’s mouthy PFC Hudson interrupts: "Is this going to be a stand-up fight, sir, or another bug hunt?" "All we know is that there’s still no contact with the colony," replies the lieutenant, Gorman, "and that a xenomorph may be involved."

Movies inspires people, business, sports, nation, politics and even ‘Technology’

Star Trek is more than pop culture; it’s 20th century mythology with its own complicated mythos. “Beam me up” and “live long and prosper” may have invaded the cultural lexicon, but Star Trek is particularly intimidating for the uninitiated.