SCI-FI takes a look at this new album, which pulls together Trek music spawning the franchise's 40-year-history. Read the full story.

A debunking of a legend that claims teens are throwing flaming tennis balls into the cars of unsuspecting motorists Read the full story.

Sci-fi writer John Scalzi gives readers a little lesson on the nature of libel. Read the full story.

Hmmm. So the crunchy bits in fried food won't kill you after all? Well, sounds like the Vast Fried Chicken Conspiracy has triumphed once again. Quick ... burn down all the KFCs! Read the full story.

Observant visitors to the beta for Nuketown's redesign site will note that I've removed all of the e-mail addresses from the site. You can still contact me via Nuketown, but you'll need to do it via a Web-based form. Even fiction and non-fiction queries will be handled through a form rather than by an e-mail address. Why? Spam and viruses.