Gene Roddenberry founded the well-known science fiction series, Star Trek. It first began as a television program in 1966.

Explore how Star Trek has shaped technology, culture, and society—remaining a powerful symbol of hope, diversity, and innovation more than 50 years after its debut.

Nichols was praised by Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. for her portrayal of a Black woman in a position of power.

Gene Roddenberry was ousted from the production of Star Trek II but his rejected idea involving JFK's assassination should ...

The USS Enterprise is synonymous with Star Trek. Thankfully, Gene Roddenberry changed the starship's name from his original idea.

He founded SpaceX to do a mission largely abandoned by NASA, and that is to get man to Mars. To paraphrase Gene Roddenberry, Musk wants us to boldly go where no human has gone before. To do this, Musk ...

Star Trek actor William Shatner admitted franchise creator Gene Roddenberry would've had a strong reaction to new slate of shows.

Michael Dorn had a lot of freedom in crafting the character of Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but what did Gene Roddenberry think about the character?

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Gene Hackman had only been spotted on a few rare appearances throughout the remainder of his life. The Royal Tenenbaums star hung up his hat on his iconic film career at the age of 74, and he died ...

Return to the glory days of 'Star Trek' and 'The Outer Limits' in our special voyage down small screen's memory lane.

By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease-causing gene mutation with a single infusion carrying a treatment that precisely targeted the errant gene. This was the first time a mutated ...