Science-related movies up for Oscars include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, and Wall-E. But science has been part of films as long as there has been a big screen
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
The science of the Oscars
Benjamin Button: Aging backwards is the ultimate fiction
Nothing Personal, You're Just Not My Type
Most movie aliens cannot reproduce successfully
Six Legged Cinema
The big screen has been beset by bugs since the beginning
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
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. And Nobel laureate Richard Roberts discusses the importance of open-access science publishing. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news
Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long
Q&A with movement researcher E. Paul Zehr
I See Doomed People
The director of The Happening, M. Night Shyamalan, talks about his scientific and environmental inspirations
Video: Clip from The Happening
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. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.sciam.com/daily
A Bug's Sex Life: A Q&A with Isabella Rossellini
Green Porno—a humanized view of invertebrate love
Sundance Channel Presents: Green Porno [Video]
Video clips from the new Sundance Channel series "Green Porno"
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