For a science fiction franchise as tightly and carefully plotted as "Star Trek," there isn't a tremendous amount of room for its actors to improvise. Given the level of special effects involved, this ...

Scientists said the warp drive, once considered to be purely hypothetical, is slowly edging toward legitimate physics.

The arrival of the syndicated television series Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987 was met with two equally fervent responses: excitement that we were getting a new weekly version of Star Trek and ...