Gary He has visited McDonald's restaurants in more than 55 countries. His favorites include the McSki in Sweden and a ...

In 2023 I caught up with former Democrat-Gazette reporter Van Jensen to talk about "Godfall," his debut novel centered on a massive, seemingly lifeless alien that had crashed down in rural Nebraska ...

Two 20-somethings rely more and more on their mothers in a sneak peek of Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant. Watch it here.

The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

Planets that once lived only in pulp novels and movie concept art are now turning up in real data. Astronomers are not just ...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled ...

The year saw the art world grappling with a range of tensions and transformations. On the Art Angle podcast, we hosted many key cultural critics, theorists, and artists to help us decipher and reflect ...

Workers at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts adding President Donald J. Trump’s name to the building on December 19. hoto by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty ...

The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

Noah Davis, "Painting for My Dad" (2011), oil on canvas (photo by Kerry McFate, courtesy the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner) Sometimes, the most nourishing art is that which surrounds us with ...