SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Science Behind the Fiction What happens when you get punched in the face? The science behind 'Rocky' Ouch. By Cassidy Ward | 3 days ago How could we communicate with aliens? The science behind 'Close Encounters' Five musical tones are the key to understanding aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But what about IRL? By Cassidy Ward | 1 week ago Could the bugs in 'Starship Troopers' really exist? The science behind the fiction We really hope not. By Cassidy Ward | 2 weeks ago Are 'Cabinet of Curiosities' Graveyard Rats coming for your corpse when you die? Guillermo del Toro’s new show features man-eating rats. Is there any science backing his horrifying thought? By Cassidy Ward | 3 weeks ago What was real, and what was fiction, in 'Quantum Leap's Atlantis NASA mission It's honestly a bit of both. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago Predicting the genetic future: The science behind 'Gattaca' Are your genetic dice cast the moment you are born? By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago Can you really be scared to death? The science behind 'The Ring' What's worse, the monster or the fear? By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago What happened to Viserys' face? 'House of the Dragon' and the science of leprosy There are worse things than dragons in Westeros... and in real life. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago Why we're fascinated by serial killers: The science behind 'Dahmer' Netflix's new series about the serial killer is a huge hit, but you have to wonder: What is it about the human mind that finds such morbid topics so interesting? By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago The science behind She-Hulk's (and other superheroes') stretchy super suits The greatest superpower in the MCU? One size fits all. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago Load More
What happens when you get punched in the face? The science behind 'Rocky' Ouch. By Cassidy Ward | 3 days ago
How could we communicate with aliens? The science behind 'Close Encounters' Five musical tones are the key to understanding aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But what about IRL? By Cassidy Ward | 1 week ago
Could the bugs in 'Starship Troopers' really exist? The science behind the fiction We really hope not. By Cassidy Ward | 2 weeks ago
Are 'Cabinet of Curiosities' Graveyard Rats coming for your corpse when you die? Guillermo del Toro’s new show features man-eating rats. Is there any science backing his horrifying thought? By Cassidy Ward | 3 weeks ago
What was real, and what was fiction, in 'Quantum Leap's Atlantis NASA mission It's honestly a bit of both. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
Predicting the genetic future: The science behind 'Gattaca' Are your genetic dice cast the moment you are born? By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
Can you really be scared to death? The science behind 'The Ring' What's worse, the monster or the fear? By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
What happened to Viserys' face? 'House of the Dragon' and the science of leprosy There are worse things than dragons in Westeros... and in real life. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
Why we're fascinated by serial killers: The science behind 'Dahmer' Netflix's new series about the serial killer is a huge hit, but you have to wonder: What is it about the human mind that finds such morbid topics so interesting? By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
The science behind She-Hulk's (and other superheroes') stretchy super suits The greatest superpower in the MCU? One size fits all. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
