The phaser is officially real, albeit not quite what we were expecting.

CERN thinks it found the Higgs boson. Maybe. Kinda. Here's why they refuse to announce they've done it.

Brusspup strikes again with an amazing optical illusion.

Yes, as in water. Science can make a knot out of that. Or at least they've laid the theoretical groundwork to do so.

Jumping to hyperspace is... much different, at least in theory.

This tractor beam won't pull Ferengi ships into Uranus, but it is really neat.

Stephen Hawking's theory may be proven correct... with lasers. Because lasers are awesome.

Warp drive really can't come soon enough.

Burn HIV with lava in this Mad Science Friday.