QSFer Edie Montreux has a new MM fantasy romance out: “The King’s Physician.” And there’s a giveaway! Devlin was the King’s Physician until a blood mage siphoned Devlin’s magic and … Read more
Of all the sounds humans produce, nothing captures our attention quite like a good scream. They’re a regular feature of horror films, whether it’s Marion Crane’s infamous shower scream in … Read more
It’s the year 3000. Having used up all of Earth’s natural resources, humans have become a spacefaring race and established colonies on the moon. Vast, sealed domes cluster across its … Read more
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Different planets will have incompatible chemistries– writers as far back as Doc Smith realized this. Who’s written stories with beings who … Read more
The first study to test the gene-editing technology CRISPR inside the human body is about to get underway in the United States, according to news reports. The study plans to … Read more
As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas. These powerful stellar explosions may … Read more
Why hasn’t Earth received any messages from extraterrestrials yet? Perhaps because we’re already unwitting inhabitants in a so-called galactic zoo. This was one of the scenarios a group of international … Read more
Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps and even dinosaurs. In 1950, the Hayden Planetarium at … Read more
If you’ve ever looked up into the unfathomable night sky and wondered, “Are we alone?” then you are not alone. About 70 years ago, physicist Enrico Fermi looked up into … Read more
You’ve got an ancient virus in your brain. In fact, you’ve got an ancient virus at the very root of your conscious thought. According to two papers published in the … Read more