The New Scientist has posted an interesting article that fans of Watchmen should find interesting. It covers the many scientific theories found in the graphic novel and movie, from teleportation to alternate realities.

From the New Scientist:

Even Manhattan has his limits, however: he can’t see into his own future, thanks to a flood of tachyons – theoretical particles that move faster than the speed of light, and therefore travel backwards in time. This blindness is one of the factors that persuades him to abandon his fatalism and intervene in humanity’s affairs – along with a meditation on the astonishing fact of life’s existence (specifically, his former girlfriend’s) that sounds a lot like a rediscovery of the anthropic principle.

Humanity certainly needs the help. As in our own world, the hunt is on for a source of energy that will meet the world’s growing need for clean, safe power. To make matters worse, the world stands on the brink of nuclear annihilation – a threat that’s considered more remote in our own world, but certainly hasn’t gone away.