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The musician and record producer Brian Eno delves into his experiments with ambient music, his thoughts on generative A.I.

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Virtual particles may not be real, but they help physicists track how forces move, and allow for incredibly precise ...

In new research published in Science, a team of astronomers report the detection of a surprising substance in a brown dwarf ...

Nick Mason was certainly onboard with many of Pink Floyd's ventures, but he felt that a few tunes weren't worth being proud ...

A new boron-rich compound, manganese diboride, delivers much higher energy density than current solid-rocket materials while remaining stable until intentionally ignited. Its power comes from an ...

Alien: Earth Season 1 wrapped up each episode with a hard rock song, like Metallica's "Wherever I May Roam," but which needle ...

NPR's Bob Mondello and Marc Rivers join host Andrew Limbong to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's new film and other films that reflect the politics and tensions of our time.