The past teemed with unknown gods who visited the primeval Earth in manned spaceships,' he declared in his first global ...

Cancelled too soon, Earth 2 was gritty, serialized sci-fi before TV was ready for it. Thirty years later, it still stings.

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2005's War of the Worlds is one of Steven Spielberg's darkest films, and it was heavily influenced by a sci-fi horror classic that the director loves.

Touch a hot plate and your hand flies back. While the response is almost instant, researchers are still working to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these sensations of heat and pain.

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