The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?

When Ryan Gosling interacts on screen with his alien buddy, which he does for more than half of “Project Hail Mary,” he wasn’t staring at a green screen as cameras rolled. I ...

Body integrity dysphoria is a rare and complex condition in which individuals experience a persistent and distressing desire ...

Project Hail Mary follows Gosling’s scientist-turned-astronaut Dr. Ryland Grace, whose world-saving mission in deep space takes a turn when he meets an extraterrestrial on a similar quest, whom he ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Naruto's power escalation pushed earlier villains out of relevance, and the author himself admitted to struggling with ...

Roger Jackson — best known for being the voice of one of the genre’s most iconic villains, Scream’s Ghostface — will be ...

Researchers say elongated alien-like skulls found in ancient graves were shaped in infancy and carried different meanings across cultures.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

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