In the new movie “Whalefall,” a scuba diver has a very bad day in the guts of a sperm whale. Could it actually happen?

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The latest on commercial space stations, Japan's mission to bring a sample from a Martian moon, and space-based weapons.

A linguist weighs in on how "politician speak" has changed over the past century, and what it says about what we want from ...

Science has been part of the silver screen since its inception. Ready to learn how? Better grab your popcorn.

The following is an excerpt from “Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up” by David Byrne. When you ...

For Ada Lovelace Day, our 2018 story about the women who made the internet, with the author of "Broad Band" and the founder ...

Five years ago, I stopped showering. At least, by most modern definitions of the word. I still get my hair wet occasionally, but I quit shampooing or conditioning, or using soap, except on my hands. I ...

What the heck is sex? Where amorous bonefish from the ancient world give us a glimpse at the early days of boot-knockin’. Here are five lessons I hope to have taught you by the end of this book: Our ...

Neuroscientist Mary-Frances O’Connor explores what happens in the brain when you experience grief and why it’s a struggle to accept loss. The following is an excerpt from The Grieving Brain: The ...

Cephalopod characters have shown up in movies for over a century. But as our understanding of them has changed, so have their on-screen roles.

NASA/JPL-Caltech In late September 2026, NASA announced that a new telescope called PRIMA was getting a green light and ...