Doctor Who

Science

'Doctor Who' eps aired at Christmastime linked to lower death rates

A new study has found a strong association between 'Doctor Who' episodes aired between Christmas and the New Year and a reduction in mortality rates in the subsequent year, suggesting that watching a doctor who cares encourages health-seeking behavior.

This "Destroyed Dalek" will be one of the items up for auction

Home Entertainment

Doctor Who memorabilia set to hit the auction block

Bonhams auction house in the UK has announced its upcoming sale of memorabilia from all five decades of Doctor Who. On December 18th, participants will be able to bid on items such as a destroyed Dalek, a Cyberman costume, and scripts from various episodes.

Is dark energy needed to accelerate the expansion of the universe? (Image: Shutterstock)

Science

It's bigger on the inside: Tardis regions in spacetime and the expanding universe

A team of cosmologists in Finland and Poland have proposed that the accelerated expansion of the universe, usually explained by dark energy, may actually be the result of "Tardis regions" of spacetime that are larger on the inside than they appear from the outside.

The augmented reality-enhanced TARDIS model (Photo: Greg Kumparak)

Good Thinking

TARDIS model uses augmented reality to appear "bigger on the inside"

An augmented reality model of Doctor Who's TARDIS really appears bigger on the inside!