Chinese science fiction writers are having more fun with the genre than anyone else, and in fact, might even be producing its best new works. And now, in the years following the success of Liu Cixin’s ...

There’s a well-known story in Plato’s Republic in which a humble shepherd named Gyges finds a magical gold ring that renders whoever wears it invisible. Gyges proceeds to use his newfound power to ...

Scientists suspect that a "fifth force" may be at work in space. This force, which they believe is mediated by a hypothetical particle called a symmetron is responsible for creating invisible walls in ...

Human vision feels complete and reliable, yet a growing body of research suggests our eyes and brains are constantly editing reality, hiding some things while revealing others. At the same time, new ...

The captain and crew on the bridge of the starship Enterprise are tense as they track a Romulan ship that has just attacked a Starfleet outpost. The Romulans have developed a new technology: an ...

On a walk through your city or town, there are all sorts of sights and sounds to take in—big buildings, parks and patches of green space, roaring vehicles, and people strolling around. But according ...

Turning someone invisible may still be the stuff of fiction, but what would invisibility feel like? Perhaps unsurprisingly, it makes people less anxious about social situations, researchers find April ...