A team of scientists has deployed space age technology similar to that used in science fiction series Star Trek to detect illness at a new "sick bay". A new hi-tech disease detection facility, ...

We don't quite have phasers yet, but Dr Martin Cooper - who invented mobile phones - has always said that Star Trek's communicators inspired him. Mirror Tech takes a look at how close we are to ...

Samantha Morton (left) and Tom Cruise in the 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report, in which future technology helps catch people before they commit crimes In an apocalyptic warning this week, big-name ...

The project brings together established sci-fi writers and defence specialists to imagine plausible — if unsettling — ...

It's been 25 years since Matt Groening's classic cartoon Futurama first aired, offering a hilarious portrayal of Earth in the 31st century. In the cult sci-fi series, New York delivery boy Fry is ...

The BRAVO Laboratory at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in the heart of New York City is making some moves — and that’s just how Cesar Jimenez, a 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and avid marathoner ...

Some sci-fi movies take the genre extra seriously, using accurate technologies to ground their depiction of the future.

NASA has shared a surprising list of movies it considers among the most scientifically accurate ever made. The films span nearly a century of cinema, from silent-era classics to modern blockbusters ...

Futuristic cities, advanced technology, and existential horrors beyond our comprehension – science fiction has brought it all to the big screen. Enthralling viewers for generations after generations, ...