A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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There are few movies of any kind that can produce as much affection, from just about every sort of movie lover there is, as "Alien." Ridley Scott's 1979 masterwork blends sci-fi and horror together in ...

From Darth Vader to Agent Smith, Thanos to the Xenomorph, these sci-fi villains are why we love the bad guys. Here are the best sci-fi villains ever.

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