Did the Gloucester fisherman see a massive tuna, or a serpent? And what are we conjuring, when we imagine the sea?

From Adelle Waldman to Emily Gould, why is it so hard to find the universal in this specific milieu?

The “Alien” movies suggest that making space exploration into a private, profit-seeking venture won’t end well

Matter? Dark matter? It doesn't matter — if it's got mass, cosmologists can map it

Whaddya know?

Chatbots like GPT-3 don’t actually know what words mean, despite creating a convenient illusion

The good, the bad and the ugliest, ungainliest, silliest-looking passenger airplanes of the world.

Astronomers have discovered a giant new kind of planet that could hold life -- and they could change everything

All bottled water comes from somewhere

Water resources in inland cities near lakes will become scarcer as lakes evaporate water faster, scientists say

Just one of the many reasons that turtles are awesome

In the long-awaited "Handmaid's Tale" sequel, the regime is beginning to crack. Is Atwood's prescience back?

Political experts take a look back at the tumultuous last year — and make their predictions for the big year ahead

The industry has pushed drugs like Oxycontin for even minor pains, and the FDA has enabled it every step of the way

Pillow king claims he'll "harvest" data from voting machines; allies hint at secret raids on election facilities