An original gothic heroine overlooks 1499 Paris as an impossible dark castle rises beyond the city.

Castlevania Returns to 2D After 13 Years—And the Genre It Helped Name Has Moved On

Castlevania returns to side-scrolling action after 13 years, but Belmont’s Curse must compete with a genre transformed by the series’ descendants.

Perseverance rover tracks crossing rocky, sloping Martian terrain on October 11, 2026.

Perseverance Has Driven Farther Than Any Vehicle on Another World

Perseverance passed Opportunity’s lifetime distance on Mars. Its self-driving system and repurposed helicopter hardware help explain how it keeps moving.

AI-generated conceptual illustration of a silver mechanical honeycomb bending into a wave on a white background.

Scientists Built a Robotic Material That Finds Its Own Beat

A honeycomb of robotic units settles into a shared rhythm in laboratory experiments. The new Nature paper explores a route to time-crystalline order.

Original editorial illustration of an escape artist and armored warrior couple facing two divided cosmic worlds.

Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis Will Lead DC’s Mister Miracle—And the Marriage Is the Point

Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis will voice Scott Free and Big Barda in DC’s eight-episode Mister Miracle series written by Tom King.

Six labeled photographs of the partial braincase of Invictibellatrix amberina, viewed from different angles against a black background.

A Skull Stored Since 1924 Reveals Europe’s First Megaraptoran

A skull fragment kept in London since 1924 has been identified as Invictibellatrix amberina, Europe’s first known megaraptoran dinosaur.

Two anonymous people seen from behind in a quiet hospital corridor, connected by warm daylight; symbolic illustration about living kidney donation.

Jesse Eisenberg Donated a Kidney to a Stranger

Eisenberg’s nondirected kidney donation matched him with a stranger at NYU Langone. The recipient’s identity remains private.

Original editorial illustration contrasting a theatrical alpine backdrop with a train leaving Salzburg and archival papers; it does not depict the von Trapp family or an actual departure.

The Real von Trapp Family Didn’t Escape Over the Mountains—And That’s Not the Only Thing The Sound of Music Changed

The real von Trapps left Austria by train, while The Sound of Music reshaped Maria’s job, Georg’s character, the family timeline and even the number of children.

Original editorial illustration cropping the Star Child prop at the torso beside a broad-headed, curved-handle auction axe; it is not a photograph of the artifacts.

The Axe From The Shining and the Star Child From 2001 Are Going Up for Auction

The special-effects axe from The Shining and the Star Child model from 2001 headline the first auction of Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive. Here’s what else is included.

Original illustration of a worn bronze signet ring engraved with the Lighthouse of Alexandria, shown underwater near submerged stone ruins.

Divers Found a Ring Showing One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—Underwater in Alexandria

A bronze signet ring found beneath Alexandria bears an engraving identified as the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Its owner and exact date remain unknown, but its tiny image opens a striking window onto the lost harbor city.

Original illustration of a missing section in a film reel beside continuity pages, storyboards and a modern editing timeline.

43 Minutes Were Cut From an Orson Welles Classic—and the Lost Reels Were Apparently Destroyed. Now Someone Wants to Rebuild Them.

RKO removed about 43 minutes from The Magnificent Ambersons, and the original reels are believed lost. A new AI-assisted project would rebuild scenes from surviving documents—not restore Welles’s original footage.

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