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• The Final Frontier: The Science of Star Trek
  As the new movie warps into theaters this week, we ask physicist Lawrence Krauss, author of The Physics of Star Trek, how the sci-fi franchise keeps it real, and also how it bends--or breaks--a few laws of nature

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• Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long
  Q&A with movement researcher E. Paul Zehr

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• Benjamin Button: Aging backwards is the ultimate fiction
  If the film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, isn't pretending to be realistic, it does strike at the oldest of human fantasies

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• Reel Life: The Day the Earth Stood Still
  The remake of this 1951 sci-fi classic delivers a modern warning wrapped in an ancient myth

 

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60-Second Science
The science of the Oscars
Leading the pack with 13 nominations, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button poses a curious question, indeed: Could humans reverse the aging process?

Science Talk Podcast
The Happening: A Conversation with Director M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan's new film, The Happening, involves an environmental backlash, the limits of reason and the beauty of math. SciAm editor George Musser discusses the film with the director

Video
Clip from The Happening

In-Depth Reports
The Science of Star Wars
Droids, lightsabers and the Force return to theaters August 15th in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Get the lowdown on the science behind it all.

Features
Real-Life Iron Man: A Robotic Suit That Magnifies Human Strength
An exoskeleton robotic suit may help workers lift heavy loads and patients move damaged and prosthetic limbs

Features
Sundance Channel Presents: Green Porno [Video]
Video clips from the new Sundance Channel series "Green Porno"

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Six Legged Cinema
The big screen has been beset by bugs since the beginning

Podcast
Klaatu's Back and He's Not Happy
Scott Derrickson, director of the new version of The Day the Earth Stood Still, talks about his take on the iconic sci-fi movie