Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.

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LEGO released the Project Hail Mary set featuring Grace’s ship and Grace with Rocky. It has been very popular, however now it ...

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The Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon on April 6, and they'll use the opportunity to make ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Taking one of the longest breaks of his career, it’s been four years since Steven Spielberg’s last feature, The Fabelmans, but he’s thankfully returning this summer. Going back to the realm of ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. [CLIP: The spaceship Hail Mary’s operating system (played by Priya Kansara) speaks in ...

Hollywood turns mind-bending sci-fi novels into stunning screen adventures, thanks to visionary directors and effects.

Pain isn’t where your body is hurt, it’s where your brain thinks it is. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this: you ...

The first PC game to stick in Nelson Jr's brain was Sid Meier's Pirates!, the 2004 remake of the 1987 piracy simulator. "I think [it's] one of the most perfect examples of what a ...