Kushner-backed luxury resort plan sparks protests in Albania — Demonstrators say the project backed by Donald Trump's son-in-law would harm a protected environment.
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Routine Yard Work Reveals a Trove of Viking Silver—the Largest Treasure of Its Kind Ever Discovered in Denmark — The collection includes coins, jewelry, silver bars and a tiny artifact shaped like Thor's hammer. Experts say the roughly 700 items were buried during the tenth…
The 7 Spectacular Winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2026 Photo Contest — Exceptional photography talent on full display.
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These 16 Nikon Small World in Motion Winners Show Dynamics of Nature at a Microscopic Level — A very close-up look at the dynamics of nature.
NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit - NASA — Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying a Katalyst
The science of spaghetti: Neutron scattering explains why gluten-free pasta falls apart — Using small angle neutron and X-ray scattering, researchers from the European Spallation Source and RWTH Aachen University have compared the nanostructure of gluten-free and normal spaghetti
Why do people ask so few questions in conversation? — We've perhaps been conditioned to not ask too many questions, in case it comes across as rude or prying. But columnist David Robson argues that asking people open-ended questions benefits our wellbeing, and doesn't have to…
Circular brings mobile payments to its 3 Series smart ring — Circular's smart ring gets NFC and a haptic motor to go with its one-line ECG.
Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case — The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II - NASA Science — An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
Photographer Spends Six Years with Chilean Ranchers Who Live in Isolation — Their way of life is on the brink of disappearing.
Meet the Orange-Lipped 'Likweli' Monkey, a New Species That Was Discovered in the Congo Rainforest — The creatures, which weigh about the same as a small dog, have spiky black hair, orange-cream skin around their mouths and a white patch on their rear ends. Scientists say that…
Confidence Is Built, Not Born | Philip Kerckhove | TEDxSeoul Youth — Navigating a completely new culture after moving from Belgium to Korea at age eight, Philip Kerckhove discovered firsthand that true confidence is not an innate trait we are born with, but a skill we…
Are These Photographers Too Close to This Wild Puma? — The group has defended themselves.
Everything Is Already There: Javier Marías on the Courage to Heed Your Intuitions — “This has nothing to do with premonitions, there is nothing supernatural or mysterious about it, what’s mysterious is that we pay no heed to it.”
The spell that wouldn't leave · mahl.me — On reading Terry Pratchett at sixteen, in the back of a French classroom, and a sentence that has been kicking over the furniture in my head ever since.
An Interview with Joanna Stern About Living With AI — An interview with Joanna Stern about her new book about living with AI, and starting her own media company.
NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy - NASA Science — M82's intense star formation, thought to be the result of a galaxy merger, will be a short-lived event in astronomical terms, which makes this a one-of-a-kind environment to study. M82 is also known as…
How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño - NASA — Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit
Monday's Android game and app deals: Cubasis 3, Seoul Exorcist 1111, Halls of Torment, more — Alongside the ongoing Amazon 2026 Labor Day sale, today’s all-time low pricing on the fantastic new Nothing Ear (3a) noise...
Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber and Severed Hand From Famed Darth Vader Duel Sold For a Record $3.75 Million at Auction — The item, which became the most-valued on-screen Star Wars prop ever sold at auction, was born from cast-off parts from a camera shop
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Restoration of river bank saltmarshes begins — Groundwork North East and Cumbria says the scheme will improve water quality and biodiversity
Five Ways You Can Build the Ideal Handheld Camera Rig — This guide breaks down and builds our camera rigs in five stages, from the simplest possible setup to the most complex.
Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success? — Sleep is essential, yet humans have evolved to need so little of it. When evolutionary anthropologist David Samson delved into our ancient past to find the reasons why, he discovered surprising ways to get…
Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C — Research, writing, and software history
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NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar - NASA Science — For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar
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New Ultra-Black Coating Could Enable the Search for Life on Exoplanets - NASA Science — A recently developed ultra-black coating not only efficiently absorbs light, but is also extremely thin and durable, enabling its potential use on starshades that could someday support the im
Scientists Say Scorching Temperatures Brought on by the 'Super' El Niño Could Kill Nearly Half a Million People by February — The predicted number, which includes deaths since June, likely represents an underestimate of total deaths. The heat could linger beyond February, and…
The First At-Home Test for Infected Ticks Could Improve Lyme Disease Diagnosis — LymeAlert will hit the market in August. The latest tool against the tick-borne illness could become a medicine cabinet staple
How Gaza war sped up India’s shift towards Israel under Modi — As even Israel's traditional allies are distancing themselves from Netanyahu, Modi's India has embraced the country.
‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance | Quanta Magazine — For the first time in 30 years, computer scientists have found a better way to allocate objects evenly between two groups.
New Women's Pro Baseball League Teams Are Named for These Pioneering American Women, Giving Female Players Another League of Their Own — The Firebells, Heights, Queens and Hunters—of San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Boston—were inspired by an honorary firefighter, a…
APOD: 2026 September 19 – A Zodiacal Night - NASA Science — APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 19 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
UK's National Portrait Gallery Acquires Photograph of Charli XCX — This photo became one of the defining images of Charli XCX's 'Brat' album era.
With A.I.'s Help, a Family Realized Their Mysterious Thrift-Store Find Is a Portrait by a Great Scottish Painter — The oil painting, the work of "Scottish Colorist" FCB Cadell, just sold at auction for more than $250,000
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The once-impossible black holes that could break thermodynamics — The laws of physics seemed to forbid a strange variety of black holes that could have zero temperature. Columnist Jacklin Kwan explores research that shows these strange behemoths can really exist – and how they…
Eight seats from Dezeen Showroom to sink into this autumn — <p>Dezeen Showroom: from a zip-up sofa bed to a chair that appears to wear a leather corset, the following seats have recently been published in our Showroom section. Modular seating systems, design-forward task…
NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon - NASA — The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require
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Commonweal Magazine — Commonweal's mission is to provide a forum for civil, reasoned debate on the interaction of faith with contemporary politics and culture.
Work to protect adders, slow worms and lizards in Scots peatland — New shelters are being created at the site near Dumfries, using peat, tree material and brash.
Nine Million Photos of People's Face Discovered in Exposed Database — And many of these people may have no idea.
Rare Full Court Rehearing Granted in Copyright Case Against Kat Von D's Miles David Tattoo — A chance to right a wrong in copyright law.
Why praying for rain appears to work – but only in some places — In some parts of the world, the probability of rain rises with every day it doesn’t rain, and communities in these places are more likely to carry out rain-making rituals
Business Culture Guides For Doing Business Worldwide — Discover international business culture guides covering communication styles, workplace values, and etiquette to succeed when doing business worldwide.
Six Ways That People of the Past Used Magic to Protect Their Homes, From Witch Bottles to Mystical Symbols — Throughout history, humans around the world have employed protective talismans such as special stones, herbs and plants, and decorative demon tiles
Influencer Couple Face Legal Action Over Vacation Photos Showing Them Sitting on Sea Turtle — Oman called the photos a 'violation.'
Rescued moon bears arrive at Suffolk forever home — The bears, rescued from a bile farm, are beginning their new lives in a wildlife park
The Toxic Appeal of “Big-Reveal” Content on Social Media — For well over a century now, families have sported rows of rictus grins for the camera, but the subgenre of family portraiture (and, later, video clips) dedicated to conception, gestation, and birt…
Mars Has Its Charmes - NASA Science — Written by Athanasios (Thanos) Klidaras, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University
Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest - NASA Science — A low-lying cloud layer brought autumn ambience to western Washington and Oregon, while mountainous areas near the coast remained above the pall.
Pesticide Maker FMC Plunges as Weak Demand Spurs Overhaul — Shares and bonds of FMC Corp. tumbled after the crop chemical company said it is overhauling its pricing strategy as weak demand continues to weigh on its product sales.