History

25 years ago, Nic Cage made his most explosive sci-fi movie ever — it was almost even better

6 years ago, Marvel released its most incoherent sequel ever

The oral history of 'Face/Off,' Nicolas Cage’s inexplicable sci-fi masterpiece

40 years ago, 'The Thing' set a new standard for sci-fi thrillers — and accidentally inspired a modern movie trend

Voyager: 12 images that define NASA's longest-lasting mission

15 years ago, Bruce Willis made his most preposterous action thriller ever

You need to watch the most nostalgic time-travel movie on Netflix before it leaves next week

Ancient stalagmites point to a massive drought that upturned 6th century Arabia

50 years ago, Watergate changed the American political thriller forever

45 years ago, the worst Exorcist sequel almost killed the franchise forever

15 years ago, Marvel revealed its most ambitious crossover ever

When did Andy see 'Lightyear'? Pixar’s surprisingly complicated timeline, explained

'Rings of Power' expands Tolkien’s world by “honoring his work” in one vital way

200,000 years ago, ancient humans developed language — what did they say?

'Crimes of the Future' is David Cronenberg’s most transcendent movie yet

36 years later, the meaning of 'Ferris Bueller' is still hiding in plain sight

'Strange New Worlds' may have just changed an iconic Star Trek canon rule

DNA study takes aim at a common misconception about chickens

10 years ago, Ridley Scott made his most divisive sci-fi movie ever

137 years ago, an Italian visionary changed the way we consume coffee forever

Where did domestic chickens come from? A new study reveals the origins of the modern fowl

Angelo Moriondo: How the father of the espresso machine used science to make coffee

25 years ago, Nicolas Cage made the most bombastic crime thriller ever

Dark matter fueled the first stars in the universe — new study

85 years on, a pioneering LGBTQ researcher’s ideas about sexuality take on new meaning

15 years ago, 1,000 space experts sketched out humanity's future on the Moon

40 years ago, the worst Rocky movie gave the franchise a second life

500 million-year-old fossil illuminates a bizarre evolutionary mystery

The best nature documentary of 2022 has all the thrills of 'Jurassic Park'

The best dinosaur show of the decade is based on ancient clues and fossils

Ancient Roman man lived in agony before Vesuvius eruption killed him — DNA analysis

In a bizarre new experiment, scientists threw salamanders into a wind tunnel

The oral history of 'Encino Man,' Brendan Fraser's caveman cult classic

You need to watch Sam Raimi's most underrated movie before it leaves HBO Max next week

What your cat is really trying to tell you if they pee everywhere

50 years ago, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. joined forces to ensure astronauts could survive in space

In 1976, one technical innovation changed video games forever — and sparked a crisis

The cluttercore TikTok trend has a surprising connection to Victorian England

10 years ago, one SpaceX launch showed NASA they could work with Elon Musk

Why even a new mysterious video isn’t proof enough of the Loch Ness Monster

'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