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By Jul 29, 2021
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The US military wants force fields that could stop nuclear missiles

Force fields are the stuff of science fiction, but directed energy systems to fry drones, or stop people, already exist. Here's what's real about the tech—and what's more fantastical.
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Why orange skies fill us with a sense of impending doom

Filmmakers use color wheels created by Isaac Newton to match sci-fi scenes to viewers' emotions.
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Science

What if you could design the perfect child?

A science-fiction take on the future of CRISPR and embro editing.
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The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained

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Seven science fiction inventions that became reality

Sci-fi authors wanted to prevent dystopian futures. Instead they predicted them.
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How to send messages 10,000 years into the future

Linguists, designers, and scientists are scheming up ways to break a language barrier that doesn’t exist (yet).
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