A study using the Very Large Array radio telescope may have discovered a magnetic field on exoplanet YZ Ceti b. Magnetic fields protect planets from energetic particles that can strip away atmospheres ...

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Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, who did not elaborate on the alleged briefings he received, has pushed for the government to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ryan Coogler can do whatever he wants. While he decides which directions he wants to pursue for his new show, we’ve put ...

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"Bonzo picked George Harrison up and launched him into the swimming pool. He said it was the greatest night of his life!" ...

Steven Spielberg told audiences at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival that he strongly suspects humanity is not alone on Earth. Speaking about his upcoming film Disclosure Day, the legendary 79 ...

An unseasonal heat dome over parts of the U.S., a federal court ruling that blocks the CDC’s recent change to its recommended childhood vaccine schedule, new research on unsafe levels of lead in fast ...