If you pay attention to news from beyond Earth – and, as a New Scientist reader, the chances are you do – then you may have heard about hints of life on a faraway planet, or perhaps the news that a ...

1050 Independence Ave. S.W. Members of the media are invited to view the exhibition “Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean.” At the dawn of time, the Hindu god Vishnu slept on a coiled serpent floating in the ...

“The surface of the earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore we’ve learned most of what we know. Recently we’ve waded a little way out, maybe ankle-deep, and the water seems inviting.” — ...

Join Beth Johnson for a thought-provoking conversation with Professor Dagomar Degroot, an environmental historian at Georgetown University. They delve into the themes of his new book, Ripples on the ...

If you could stand at the edge of the cosmic ocean, you might see Him: Lord Vishnu, the Preserver of worlds, reclining effortlessly on the endless coils of Ananta Shesha. His eyes appear gently closed ...

At the dawn of time, the Hindu god Vishnu slept on a coiled serpent floating in the primordial ocean. There, he dreamed the universe into existence. This magnificent story of creation comes to life ...