Reel Science

Reel Science is an Inverse series that reveals the real (and fake) science behind your favorite movies and TV.

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Reel Science

Star Trek's Science Advisor Reveals How Starfleet Quietly Fixed Relativity

ByRyan Britt

It’s all about the warp bubbles.

No Spin Zone

5 Facts ‘Twisters’ Got Right About Tornadoes

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

The latest meteorological blockbuster left these tornado experts impressed.

Science

Can You Stop A Tornado? Atmospheric Scientists Reveal the Truth About the Biggest Plot Point in ‘Twisters’

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

Even if you could, doesn't mean you should.

Reel Science

Note To Hollywood: Nobody Faked The Moon Landing

ByRyan Britt

Is the new rom-com Fly Me To The Moon good fun or a new path to damaging conspiracy theories?

Reel Science

The Aliens from 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

ByElana Spivack

Don’t worry, they don’t hunt humans.

What Spider-Man 2 Gets Right (and Wrong) About Bionic Limbs

ByJake Kleinman

As bionic prosthetics become more advanced, is there any cause for concern?

Reel Science

The Fundamental Aspect of Human Emotion that ‘Inside Out 2’ Gets Completely Wrong

ByAnna Gibbs

Emotions don't appear out of nowhere when we enter puberty.

Reel Science

Is A Planet Alive? ‘Scavenger's Reign’ Unearths A Fringe Ecological Theory

ByAnna Gibbs

The Gaia hypothesis doesn’t hold much water.

Space

'The Acolyte' Got Fire In Space Ridiculously Wrong — In Real Life, Its So Much Weirder

ByKiona Smith

We get it. Star Wars isn't science fiction. But still.

Reel Science

The Greatest Indiana Jones Mystery Skirts Scientific Fact

ByJohn Wenz

“We have top men working on it right now... top men.”