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'Men' explained: The movie's stars unpack its mysterious ancient symbolism

29 years ago, Marvel unleashed Spider-Man’s most violent enemy ever

200 years ago, this terror of the Amazon inspired the world’s first batteries

Human-Neanderthal relations were more violent than we think

8 years ago, one remarkable indie changed war video games forever

40 years ago, Conan the Barbarian turned Arnold Schwarzenegger into a star

Best time travel video games: 'Chrono Trigger' and 4 more that changed the genre forever

Why one electric truck could tip America to renounce gas-powered cars for good

'Lightyear' might be the most realistic time-travel movie ever made — here’s why

10 years later, 'Legend of Korra' is still “polarizing” TV — and it’s never mattered more

Look: Missing 19th century platypus and echidna specimens discovered in museum storage

What these 8 classic sci-fi time machines tell us about how scientists define time

The modern flu is a direct descendant of the virus that caused the 1918 pandemic

47 years ago, Marvel turned its biggest failure into an unstoppable juggernaut

27 years later, this irreverent platformer is a fascinating ‘90s time capsule

A controversial discovery could reveal the last moments of the dinosaurs

New technology could reveal how ancient humans lived 300,000 years ago

Ancient people’s fishing practices could keep one coveted seafood on the menu

'Back to the Future' screenwriter says time travel has become "too convenient"

'Strange New Worlds' showrunner unpacks 3 ways it changes Star Trek canon

You need to stream the most overlooked time-travel movie ASAP

Ancient Indigenous oyster fishing practices could save coastal ecosystems, study finds

Overturning Roe v. Wade will make the U.S.’s horrifying maternal mortality rates even worse

'Switch Sports' proves Nintendo’s biggest ‘weakness’ is actually a strength

The "Mother of Yoda" breaks silence on Baby Yoda and more

Are dingoes dogs or wolves? Surprise, they’re neither

How Kane Hodder became Jason Vorhees, went to space, and almost fought Freddy Krueger

164 years later, one radical designer’s ideas about nature are vital to future cities

Majel Roddenberry was the “First Lady of Star Trek” — to me, she was mom

How one architect’s radical ideas about nature changed American cities forever

60 years ago, a forgotten NASA balloon in space changed how we watch TV forever

'The Northman' explained: How the Viking epic brings “real authenticity” to Valhalla and Valkyries

If humans go to Mars, we need an Earth Flag — here’s why

'Ghosts' showrunners hope for a Mark Hamill cameo in Season 2

Bill Gates is funding a controversial climate fix that could save the Earth — or doom it

'Our Flag Means Death' Season 2? Here’s what you need to know about HBO Max’s pirate comedy

This 186-year-old artifact is crumbling at the bottom of the ocean

3000 years after the Babylonians, the marriage of math and science is as important as ever

20 years ago, 'Scorpion King' turned The Rock into a movie star — with the worst 'Mummy' movie ever

4,500-year-old desert tombs reveal the health conditions of ancient Nubian civilization

Three years ago, we got the first-ever image of a gargantuan black hole — confirming Einstein's greatest theory

The Mayan calendar is older than we thought, researchers say

Look: Deteriorated remains of a 186-year-old whaling ship found in the Gulf of Mexico

Where and when did humans evolve? New climate data may reveal the answer

10 years ago, 'Fez' changed indie gaming forever with one mind-blowing trick

5 years ago, Fast & Furious went full gonzo — and changed the franchise forever

'Elden Ring's best bosses and locations drew inspiration from an unlikely source

'The Northman' review: Robert Eggers levels up with a primal, poetic Viking epic

20 years later, the best Star Wars game you never played deserves a remake

A 700-year old book reveals the bizarre wellness hacks of medieval culture