Fantastic Beasts

November 22, 2025

Steampunk dinosaurs and Victorian-era palaeontology

Anime & Manga, Biology, History

Dinosaurs, Fantastic Beasts, Paleontology, Steampunk
March 8, 2025

Is a bone a viable weapon when combating a Rancor? Estimating the bite force of an intergalactic mega-predator

Biology, Cinema, Paleontology, Physics, Television Series

Dynamics, Fantastic Beasts, Finite element method, Science Fiction, Star Wars
December 2, 2024

Xenomorphia ex machina: the zoology and biochemistry of xenomorphs from the Alien franchise

Biology, Cinema, Horror, Zoology

Alien, Fantastic Beasts, Horror Movies / Books, Science Fiction, Taxonomy, Xenomorphs
November 11, 2023

My neighbor Linnaeus: The influence of Studio Ghibli in zoological nomenclature

Anime & Manga, Biology, Cinema, Japan Studies, Zoology

Ecology, Fantastic Beasts, Ghibli, Taxonomy, Zoology
September 17, 2023

The magic of transformation: a comparative analysis of alchemy in Harry Potter and its real-world chemistry roots

Chemistry, Cinema, Literature, Mythology

Alchemy, Chemistry, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter
August 15, 2023

Unleashing the Alien: a deep dive into the terrifying world of Xenomorphs in science fiction and horror

Cinema, Horror

Alien, Fantastic Beasts, Horror Movies / Books, Science Fiction, Xenomorphs
August 5, 2021

Short note on recent sightings of Rodan in Godzilla Singular Point

Anime & Manga, Biology, Cinema, Paleontology

Ecology, Fantastic Beasts, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Taxonomy, Zoology
February 23, 2021

Using How to Train Your Dragon to teach about endangered species, the scientific method, and popularization of science

Animation, Biology, Cinema

Dragons, DreamWorks, Ecology, Fantastic Beasts, Zoology
August 26, 2018

Zoological Nomenclature of Ice and Fire

Biology, Literature, Television Series

Fantastic Beasts, Game of Thrones, Zoological Nomenclature, Zoology
September 3, 2017

Making a vampire

Biology, Cinema, Horror, Literature, Mythology

Fantastic Beasts, Genetics, Horror Movies / Books, Vampires