Popcorn Science
Godzilla vs. Kong: Here's who'd actually win in a fight, according to science
Vertebrate zoologist Darren Naish uses what we know about primates and reptiles in the real world to declare a real winner.
Ghostbusters: A psychologist explains why we believe in the paranormal
Should we get Venkman and co. on speed dial?
Doctor Who: Could aliens really wipe your memory?
Doctor Who at 60: The Doctor's skills extend to wiping people’s memories. But does that ring a bell with real-world research?
Inside the cutting-edge neuroscience that could create real-life Star Wars Jedis
The force is an an energy that lets you control people’s minds and… make things float. And it's a lot more real than you'd think.
Here’s how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would do in a real-life fight
Could adolescent reptiles learn martial arts? A scientist explains.
Oppenheimer | The worryingly real fears scientists have about a single nuke ripping open Earth
Could just one bomb destroy our planet in future? A scientist explains.
The Flash: Here's the biological limit to how fast humans can actually run
Will we all be sprinting like The Flash in future?
The key reason Avatar’s body-porting technology is impossible, explained by a neuroscientist
Will you ever be able to inject your consciousness into another being? Prof Guillaume Thierry breaks down the science of James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water.
How underwater cities could solve Earth's overpopulation problem
Could humans of the future actually live under the ocean? Absolutely, according to the designer of the world's first submerged city.
Could blasters actually exist, like in Star Wars: Andor?
We're enjoying Star Wars: Andor at the moment, which got us wondering: how do the Stormtroopers' weapons work?
Doctor Who: Could regeneration really be possible?
The Doctor makes it look so easy. Is there hope for the rest of us?
House Of The Dragon: Yes, fire-breathing animals could really exist
It’s all a question of GCSE chemistry and fire-resistant materials...
Nope: Could UFOs really exist and how would they fly?
UFOs are a frequent trope in science-fiction, but could they actually exist?
Sandman: Is there any evidence to suggest our dreams have meaning?
Morpheus, the king of dreams, isn't really puppeteering our subconscious at night – so why do we dream?
Mjölnir: The physics that could stop the unworthy from wielding Thor's hammer
Is it security coded, or is it simply tampering with physics?
For All Mankind: What’s stopping us from going to Mars?
The third series of this sci-fi drama posits an alternative timeline in which humans visit Mars in the 1990s. So could we soon be flying to the Red Planet?
Jurassic World: Could we live alongside dinosaurs?
In Jurassic World Dominion, the toothy ones have integrated into society…
The secret psychic experimentation that inspired Stranger Things
With the release of the newest series of this science fiction horror, we ask whether telekinesis could really exist.
How close are we to building real-life lightsabers?
With Obi-Wan Kenobi hitting Disney+, we want to know the feasibility of the Jedi weapon of choice.
Doctor Strange: Could we really be living in a multiverse?
Are there universes where the laws of physics do not apply, like in the newest Doctor Strange outing?
Could Sonic the Hedgehog survive running at supersonic speeds?
As Sonic returns to cinemas, we find out what fate awaits a hedgehog that can top the speed of sound.
Marvel’s Morbius: The real-life “living vampires” behind the myths
With the release of yet another vampire movie, an expert in dark personalities explains why this myth is so enduring.
Star Trek Picard: Will first contact ever happen, or are we alone in the Universe?
We’re due to meet the Vulcans, our first alien visitors, in the year 2063, but what are the chances that there’s anybody out there?
The Batman: Could any of us become Gotham's caped crusader?
Could one (very wealthy) man really be so strong, smart and secretive?