To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

Science fiction in the 1970s and 80s had a sensuality that has since become neutered, with studios opting for a more child-friendly, sanitised approach to character and world-building.

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, in 1947, Chris Moore was long recognised as a master of hi-tech, hi-sheen science fiction illustration, his work often gracing the covers of classic science fiction ...

Drummer Roger Taylor was a science fiction fan - he later made a solo album called Fun In Space - and an image from an old magazine had caught his eye. Astounding Science Fiction, March 1954.

Albert I. Berger Science-Fiction Critiques of the American Space Program, 1945-1958 The science-fiction community had more than the atomic bomb to celebrate as World War II drew to a close. Not only ...

Science fiction has historically been considered a niche genre, one in which far-flung scenarios play out on distant planets. Today, though, such plots are at the center of our media landscape.

For most, concocting the secret formula for "real" science fiction tends to be similar to a statement uttered by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964 — "I know it when I see it." ...

“All Science. No Fiction” places a spotlight on the science originating in our region. Scientists in the Pacific Northwest are changing how the world thinks. "All Science. No Fiction” uses ...

Science fiction (SF) influences everything in this day and age, from the design of everyday artifacts to how we—including the current crop of 50-something Silicon Valley billionaires—work.

The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum was commissioned to host this year’s 81st annual World Science Fiction Convention, nicknamed Worldcon. A building of this size and complexity would typically ...

The writings of Lester Del Rey have been removed due to a request by John Betancourt of Wildside Press. Astounding Science Fiction, Volume 43 Number 4, June of 1949. Published by Street & Smith ...

An AI-assisted book cover led to the end of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off cover contest, as science fiction and fantasy authors are finding new strategies for dealing with AI art and writing.