Science Fiction

Sciences & Technology

How science is making the sci-fi ‘tractor beam’ a reality

A new way of pulling particles with light may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s real and has the potential to make biopsies less invasive

Sciences & Technology

Sounds like science fiction

Some of the technological innovations of 2017 sound more like sci-fi, but according to the brains behind a few of them, the future is still full of surprises

Politics & Society

Want to live forever? Here’s how

‘Communicating’ with the dead is closer than you might think, thanks to our online footprints