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Could the bugs in ‘Starship Troopers’ really exist? The science behind the fiction
Could the bugs in 'Starship Troopers' really exist? The science behind the fiction,In 1959, Robert Heinlein envisioned a future in which humanity is engaged in interstellar conflict with a species of bug-like aliens. His novel, Starship Troopers, went on to win the Hugo Award and was later adapted to film by Paul Verhoeven and Edward Neumeier. The movie’s satirical take on Heinlein’s novel was largely lost on audiences when it hit theaters 25 years ago, with some calling it outright fascist propaganda.

Could the bugs in ‘Starship Troopers’ really exist? The science behind the fiction

In 1959, Robert Heinlein envisioned a future in which humanity is engaged in interstellar conflict with a species of bug-like aliens. His novel, Starship Troopers, went on to win the Hugo Award and was later adapted to film by Paul Verhoeven and Edward Neumeier. The movie’s satirical take on Heinlein’s novel was largely lost on audiences when it hit theaters 25 years ago, with some calling it outright fascist propaganda.