The ideas in this particularly juicy conspiracy theory were considered impossible when it was first proposed, but they are ...

Linguists can mix, match or even break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting imaginary ones.

Erik Aadahl, the sound designer behind “Project Hail Mary” and 2014’s “Godzilla,” uses his background in biology to bring ...

The language and identity of electronic music would be laid out by the 1970s, but the 1960s is the decade of electronic music ...

Long before Artemis II captured our attention by taking humans farther from Earth than ever before, humans have been fascinated by the possibility of exploring other worlds, finding life on other ...

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I’ve always been fascinated with things that cannot be explained,” Spielberg revealed in a 2026 ...

How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...

Steven Spielberg may be one of genre filmmaking’s all-time greats, but in recent years, he’s focused on period pieces like Lincoln, The Fabelmans, and his lavish adaptation of West Side Story, with ...

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when the teacher gives instructions. He could simply be adjusting to English—or ...