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Zoo king penguins live longer but age faster at a biological level, revealing a hidden trade-off between lifespan and health.

Nothing could have fully prepared me for the experience of entering the simulation.” Not even a full year of training could ...

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have made another bright, buoyant, summer blockbuster that relishes in its nerdy delight and ...

The 2020s have been a tough decade for Pixar, but the fabled animation studio has still managed to release a number of ...

Ripple and Stellar founder Jed McCaleb wants to build AGI by studying how the brain learns—then translating those rules into ...

In 'Project Hail Mary,' a human and an alien figure out how to cooperate across space. In real life, we can't see that fellow ...

Fun in the sun.

There’s a new science fiction film in theaters that is largely based on science fact. "Project Hail Mary," from directing duo ...

Whether it's horrors like Suspiria or thrillers like Drive, these movies are triumphs of blocking that prioritize mood, vibes, and looks over story.