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The Summer Blockbuster Issue

When Will AI Generate a Hollywood Blockbuster? “Give It About Three Years.”

The Agony and Ecstasy of Being the World’s Biggest Tom Cruise Impersonator

The 25 Best Video Game Adaptations of All Time, Ranked

The Rise, Fall, and Unlikely Rebirth of the Hollywood Blockbuster

The Future of Digital De-Aging Has VFX Artists “Excited” and Terrified” All at Once

The Beast Movie Is the Most Enduring Type of Blockbuster

Will Blockbusters Ever Be Sexy Again?

Anthony Mackie Levels Up

What Was the Best Year for Blockbuster Movies?

Martin Scorsese's Epic First Western Is a Hollywood Blockbuster Like No Other

Your First Look At The Chaotic Characters Of Peacock’s Live-Action ‘Twisted Metal’ Series

The Future of Designing Our World

The Best Air Purifiers May Be Made From 2 Unusual Houseplants

Mushrooms Are the Future of Design — These 3 Luxurious Uses Prove It

One Urban Design Fix Could Make City Dwellers Happier and Healthier

We Assembled the Teched-Out Playroom of Your Dreams

Inside the Existential Struggle to Make a Perfect Paper Drinking Straw

To Live on Mars, Human Architecture Has to Combine Science and Sci-Fi

The Future of Earth

What If You Could Become a Tree?

Ariel Ekblaw Wants To Go to Space So We Can Save Earth

Inside the Controversial Strategy To Make the World More Wild

Is There a Best Way to Think About the Future of Earth?

The Wildest Gerard Butler Sci-Fi Movie on HBO Max Barely Understands Its Own Science

Why the Greatest Threat To Star-Gazing Isn’t Light Pollution

How 'Suzume' Turned a Real-Life Natural Disaster Into a Stunning Sci-Fi Parable

Scientists Are Fighting To Save Ancient Human History From a Rising Threat

The Future of Earth: Editor’s Letter

The Secret History of Marvel’s First (and Most Important) Post-Credits Scene

Every Single Marvel Movie, Ranked

An Alternate History of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Every Single Marvel Movie Post-Credits Scene, Ranked

The MCU’s First Smash Hit Gets One Thing Right About Nuclear Fusion

Before the MCU, Ghostface Killah Made Iron Man Cool

Will There Ever Be Another Hulk Movie?

'Iron Man' Was a Product of Its Time, In the Best and Worst Ways

10 Years Ago, Marvel Dared to Deal with Consequences. It Never Did Again.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Movies Wouldn’t Exist Without Nicole Perlman

How the Guardians of the Galaxy Rose Up From the “Bottom of Marvel’s Toy Box”

Why Artificial Intelligence Could Make Dating Better — And Duller

The Emerging Science of Touch Reveals How Much We Don’t Yet Know About Pleasure

In the Metaverse, the Perfect Date Might Actually Exist — If You Can Find It

The Final Frontier of Human Sexuality May Be in Space

The Future of Love

Does the Best Workout Exist? Exercise Scientists All Agree on One Thing

Why It’s Finally Time To Stop Obsessing Over Counting Steps For Health

Meet the Scientists Who Want to Make Medical Devices Work for Everyone, Finally

The 10 Best Fitness Trackers To Kickstart Your Health Goals in 2023

Thomas Oxley Wants to Transform Our Brains’ Relationship With Computers Forever

Why the future of periods could be none at all

The future of sleep

These scientists sleep in the world's most extreme environments. Here's how they get a good night's rest

I wore three sleep trackers for two weeks and this is what I learned

Nightmares have plagued humans for millennia — do we finally know how to tame them?

Can health wearables help you sleep better? Here’s what your trackers are actually measuring

Can you become a morning person? Sleep scientists say it's possible

The Legend of Zelda

How to Get the Paraglider in 'Tears of the Kingdom'

You Need to Unlock the Most Useful Ability in Tears of the Kingdom ASAP

Where to Find all 12 Geoglyphs in 'Tears of the Kingdom'

6 Things to Do ASAP in 'Tears of the Kingdom'

How to Reach and Solve All 4 Shrines in 'Tears of the Kingdom's Great Sky Island

How to Navigate the Lost Woods in 'Tears of the Kingdom'

One Simple Trick Can Solve Most Puzzles in 'Tears of the Kingdom'

'Tears of the Kingdom' Doubles Down on 'BotW’s Studio Ghibli Homage

Why Zelda Speedrunners Plan to Take It Slow With 'Tears of the Kingdom'

Zelda Has Always Been at the Mercy of Nintendo’s Quirkiest Hardware Experiments

The Reboot Issue

The 25 Best TV Reboots of All Time, Ranked

The Cellular Reset: Inside the Scientific Pursuit of a Universal Cure

The 25 Best Movie Reboots of All Time, Ranked

Into the 'Myst': The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Legendary Game Studio

The Red Ring of Death: How a Billion-Dollar Reboot Changed Xbox Forever

The 3 Regenerations That Made 'Doctor Who' a Sci-Fi Smash

Why Video Game Remakes Are So Good (When Most Movie Remakes Aren’t)

What Tom Cruise's Weirdest Sci-Fi Movie Gets Wrong About Time Travel

Adam Brody Lets The Muscle Suit Do The Work

We Need to Get Back to the Moon

Why Star Trek: The Next Generation Is the Best TV Reboot of All Time

Why 'Creed' (Yes, 'Creed') Is the Best Movie Reboot Ever Made

2018’s 'Tomb Raider' Was Better Than Its Predecessors, but Not Quite Good Enough

How to Make a Good Reboot

The Case For a Latino Superman

Superhero Issue 2022 — a letter from the editor

From The Rock to Black Adam: How wrestling laid the blueprint for superhero movies

Black Panther 2 is wading into the messy history of Atlantis

How to kill a superhero

How a Canadian rock band predicted Superman’s death

The unexpected psychological effects of Marvel’s strangest superpower

How one Chernobyl survivor is using “Superhero Therapy” to help Ukrainians today

This Science-Backed Secret Ingredient Will Create A Better Espresso Shot

Why Vegan Cheese's Worst Quality May Be "Impossible" To Solve

A Marine Scientist Debunks a Myth About Eating Oysters

Should You Store Nuts in the Freezer? Chemistry Offers a Surprising Answer

Science Debunks a Decades-Old Myth About Drinking Milk

How Poisonous Are Blowfish? A Fish Biologist Reveals the Truth About The Deadly Delicacy

Is Natural Wine Better For You?

Are Eggs Healthy for You? A Chicken Expert Weights In

Can spicy foods cure colds? A neuroscientist reveals the encouraging truth

Will milk and orange juice curdle and make you sick?

Do bananas cause headaches? A food scientist peels away the myth

This secret ingredient can elevate your hot chocolate, according to science

What is artificial banana flavor made of? A food neuroscientist reveals the truth

Are figs full of dead wasps? An entomologist reveals the answer

Inside the scientific quest to understand Brussels sprouts

Does turkey make you sleepy? The sneaky truth behind Thanksgiving food comas

These Next-Generation Vaccines Could Upend Cancer Treatment As We Know It

Cutting-Edge Tech Could Enable Same-Sex Couples to Have Biological Children

Can Self-Driving Ships Revolutionize Water Travel And Fix Supply Chains?

Nuclear Power Could Usher in an Atomic Era of Space Exploration

Can Ocean Waves Power the Grid? New Technology is Bringing Us Closer Than Ever

David Cronenberg’s Freakiest Sci-Fi Movie Is Hiding Some Bizarre, Real Science

Sasquatch Sunset Spotlights the Bizarre, Cult-Like World of Lazarus Taxa

Netflix's '3 Body Problem' Highlights An Astronomical Mystery That Stumped Isaac Newton

Netflix's 3 Body Problem Reveals a Surprisingly Brilliant Mode of Space Travel

The Past, Present, and (Possible) Future of Submersible Cars

The Hover Cars in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie Might Actually Be Possible

Minority Report’s Greatest Prediction Isn’t the One You Think

Dollhouse’s Absurd Sci-Fi Premise Actually Got One Thing Right

NASA Could Replace the ISS With a Space Station Design Straight Out of Sci-Fi

What 'Her' Can Teach Us About Love In the Age of Artificial Intimacy

Are Body-Snatching Aliens a Real Threat to Humanity?

'Poor Things' Overlooks One Fundamental Fact Of Human Psychology

We Still Haven’t Learned Oldboy’s Most Potent Lesson

What the Best Sci-Fi Franchise of the Century Got Right (and Wrong) About ChatGPT

Nicolas Cage's Trippy New Sci-Fi Movie Uncovers a Weird Field of Dream Science

Is the Kessler Effect in Gravity Really That Dangerous? Here's What Astrophysicists Think

Even Just a Little of This 1 Overlooked Activity Can Dramatically Reduce Depression

New Study Hints at Why Some People And Not Others Feel More Anxious After Drinking

Taking a Vacation Is Seriously Good For Your Brain — But Only If You Do It Right

Loneliness Is an Epidemic. Can We Fix It?

These 3 Personality Traits Define Extreme Altruists — Do You Have Them?

Study Finds 2 Personality Traits Predict Well-Being — But Don’t Worry if You Don’t Have Them

To Boost Therapy’s Benefits, Rethink One “Incredibly Important” but Overlooked Aspect

How The Billions of Creatures Inside Your Gut Can Boost Mental Health

DNA Is Linked to Depression, but in Different Ways for Men and Women

Here Are 5 Low-Lift Ways to Boost Mental Health

Why Managing Emotions May Protect Your Brain from Old Age

One Overlooked Office Design Trick Could Make You Happier at Work

Do You Cause Your Own Stress? How To Stop a “Toxic Cycle”

Low Exposure to Certain Pollutants Can Threaten Mental Health — Here's What To Know

Why the Antidote to Heartbreak May Lie in the Power of Stories

Depression Meals: These 4 Easy Dinner Options Are Backed by Science

Everyone Overthinks — This Simple Trick Will Get You Out of Your Head

Can Massages Promote Longevity? The Surprising Truth About the Ancient Practice

This Hack to Combat Boredom Could Transform Your Productivity

A New Study Suggests Multivitamins Might Actually Have One Important Benefit

Is Pessimism Good for You? This One Type is Surprisingly Beneficial for Mental Health

Asking yourself one fun question could help boost your well-being and longevity

Eating These 2 Fruits Might Help Prevent Frailty Later in Life

One daily social practice could help stave off dementia

Cutting back on deli meats may lower your risk of this chronic illness

This Health Marker Will Reveal How Old Your Body Actually Is

Iman Vellani Geeks Out

How Matthew Lillard’s Dungeons and Dragons Obsession Became a Thriving Side Hustle

Sung Kang’s Lightsabers Are Cooler Than Yours

Action Icon Michael Jai White Did Magic Tricks With Heath Ledger

Case “ChaseDreams” Walker Is Obsessed With Secret Rock Climbing Locations

Bear McCreary Reveals the Sci-Fi Movie Soundtrack That Changed His Life

Josh Duhamel Is Obsessed With His Doomsday Prepper Cabin

'Knock at the Cabin' Star Abby Quinn Reveals Her 2 Nerdiest Obsessions

The 10 Best Video Games of 2023, Ranked

Original Photography

It’s Matt Shakman’s Universe — We’re Just Living In It

Anthony Mackie Levels Up

Everyone Is Obsessed With NoHo Hank

How Ben Schwartz Became the Best at Being the Wooorst

Nothing Ear 2 Review: One Step Ahead of AirPods

John Wick Never Saw Shamier Anderson Coming — And Neither Will You

Adam Brody Lets The Muscle Suit Do The Work

Josh Segarra Wants To Tell You A Secret

M2 Mac Mini Review: Unbeatable Value for Content Creators

William Jackson Harper Is The Hidden Gem Of The Quantum Realm

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Review: You’ve Seen This Before

Sony PlayStation VR2 Review: Immersive VR Gaming on Easy Mode

OnePlus 11 Review: Return of the Value King

Thomas Oxley Wants to Transform Our Brains’ Relationship With Computers Forever