In philosophy, an “existential crisis” refers to a state of questioning one’s purpose, meaning, and place in the world. This ...

Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club ...

Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club ...

This article appears in the May 2025 print edition with the headline “The New King of Tech.” ...

Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new ...

Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still ...

While many envision swashbuckling spacefarers have been portrayed by Harrison Ford or Vin Diesel, space piracy will likely start with a person sitting on the Earth's surface with a computer.

Yet as students spend more time than ever on screens, social skills are deteriorating and test scores are near historic lows. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered ...

March 2025 solar eclipse in India: The first solar eclipse of 2025 is all set to stun the skies later this month, bringing joy to skygazers. This partial solar eclipse or Surya Grahan is among the ...

Mr. Watney is a co-chief executive of the Institute for Progress. In the early 1990s, Katalin Kariko was obsessed with an idea most of her fellow scientists dismissed: Could messenger RNA, or mRNA ...

"Orbital: a Novel" by Samantha Harvey, winner of the 2004 Booker Prize, is reviewed on this week's "All About Books." January 29, 2025 • Two women with opposite personalities share a house in ...

Some books have stood the test ... where “Big Brother” watches all remains a cautionary tale about power, truth, and freedom. 3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen One of the most beloved romance ...