Black Sails is set to depart Netflix, though viewers can watch the pirate epic for free on Roku and Plex.

If you think of the barbecue sauce as the "jelly," the tangy Cheddar chips as the crunchy texture of a buttery crust, and the ...

Inspiring story of Rajeev Motwani, the IITian and Stanford professor who mentored Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, ...

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” — 2.5 stars What’s not to love about Oscar, the unreservedly romantic, unfailingly ...

Frances Arnold's game-changing technique of "directed evolution" creates enzymes with unusual capabilities. Her own evolution made it possible.

Four Iowa faculty members — Casey DeRoo, Donika Kelly, Greg LeFevre, and Mary Weber — have been selected as recipients of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards for 2026. The award provides fundin ...

Snowy owls are beautiful and lovable, just ask any Harry Potter fan. But paparazzi are making their life difficult, and sometimes dangerous.

Strouds Run State Park in Athens surrounds a pristine lake with ancient forest that creates an escape so complete, you’ll forget civilization exists just a few miles away. Let’s address something that ...

Carmela Rago (and Tom Palazzolo’s back) in the restored “Caligari’s Cure” (1982)/Image: Chicago Film Archive Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe ...

Plausible science fiction occupies a space between imagination and inquiry. It does not promise answers so much as ...

A new book from Rebecca Solnit, promising to bring us hope in these “difficult times”, is among our pick of popular science titles out this month – along with a guide on how to talk to AI, and a look ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ...