The weirdness of neutrinos could completely rewrite particle physics — A philosopher has put forward an argument for rethinking how particles are defined within the standard model of particle physics
Iran accuses US of striking critical infrastructure as war intensifies — The conflict has been escalating since US President Donald Trump declared 10 days ago the peace deal with Iran is over.
Taylor Farms' connections to Trump admin spurs probe into Cyclospora response — Senator Warren questions whether Taylor Farms' influence swayed Trump admin.
Lib Dems urge FA and Uefa to withdraw from Fifa — Sir Ed Davey says Gianni Infantino and world football's governing body is "destroying the integrity of the beautiful game".
Best gifts for teenage girls in 2026: 35+ unique gift ideas according to teens IRL and online — If they haven't dropped any ultra-specific hints, TikTok definitely has.
Sarah Stillman on Finding the Story — Welcome to Season Four of The Critic and Her Publics: The Art of the Interview. This season, host Merve Emre talks with professional interviewers of all kinds about how they get the answer theyR…
The quadratic sandwich — If you have ever tried to minimize a function with gradient descent, you probably noticed that some functions are a joy to optimize and others are a nightmare. The difference often boils down to two properties: strong convexity and L-smoothness. These two
Streeting warns Labour risks losing fight against nationalism — The former health secretary quit last week, saying he'd lost confidence in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
Rally for Luxembourg teacher fired over pro-Gaza posts — Students and supporters of a Luxembourg teacher fired over social media posts held a demonstration for her this week.
Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat — Madrid warns of 'proportional measures' if Rome does not put an end to checks amid fallout from Ceuta migrant crisis.
Bangkok’s ambulance volunteers: Saving lives or putting them at risk? — 101 East enters the dangerous world of Bangkok's volunteer ambulance crews racing to be first at accident scenes.
Can the US slow China’s robotics and tech rise? — US curbs on foreign-made robots intensify its wider rivalry with China over AI, chips and industry.
US says it agreed with Iran for both to 'stand down' after exchange of strikes — A series of strikes over the weekend saw the US and Iran accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement.
Zen and the Art of Machine Learning Research — if you want to do world-class research, temperament matters more than talent
Your personal museum for Japan’s visual heritage of everyday life. — Explore everyday life in Japan between the 1850s and 1960s (Bakumatsu, Meiji, Taisho and Showa period)
The U.S. Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests — A random sequence in an innocuous GPS message field is likely encrypted traffic from the U.S. military's system for remotely updating cryptographic keys around the world.
Build yourself flowers — Living and working in a world of generated code.
4,000+ Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, Documentaries & More — Watch 4,000+ quality movies online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries showcasing the talent of our greatest actors, actresses and directors.
WAFCON: Cameroon beats tournament debutants Malawi to win maiden title — The Indomitable Lionesses outshine their opponents to claim a first final victory on their fourth attempt in Morocco.
Man in critical condition after sea rescue — A man in his 50s is in critical condition, and a man in his 20s and a teenage girl remain in hospital.
Human Bottlenecks — Why AI won't augment human capabilities much.
WorldCat.org — WorldCat.org is a global catalog of library materials. You can search for books, music, video, articles and much more at libraries near you.
46 people rescued from sunken ship in South China Sea — Footage shows rescuers pulling survivors from a Vietnamese vessel that sank in the South China Sea.
Three years of the West Bank’s ‘third Nakba’ — Displacement and violence haunt Palestinian Bedouins, forced from their homes repeatedly since the Nakba of 1948.
What Happens When the War on Drugs Turns Into a Wellness Fad — Around the year 2000 Nick Wallis was sat at a card table at the back of an abandoned docklands shed in Melbourne surrounded by lasers, strobe lighting and loud, thumping bass music. As he sat there…
NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications - NASA Science — The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion
Imperial War Museum — The history of conflict.
library book had a handwritten note tucked in the back: 'if you're reading this, you've already decided the ending.' spent the whole book trying to figure out what that meant. it wasn't about the plot.
The old pact between Israel’s government and military has broken down — Prolonged conflict has upended the relationship between political authority and military judgement in Israel.
Object Lessons: an online display of about 400 objects from Islington Artefacts Library — Object Lessons shows images, information and games about some of the artefacts in the Islington Education Library Service artefacts collection.
Palestinians in Gaza search through homes destroyed by Israeli strikes — Palestinians are inspecting the damage in Nuseirat after Israeli strikes reduced their homes to rubble.
The Pleasure of Being Left Alone — “An exquisite peace obtains: a drowsy, golden peace, flowing honey-sweet over my dwelling, soaking it, dripping like music from the walls… A peace for gods; a divine emptiness.”
US bombs Iran for eighth-straight night — The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed by Iranian strikes in Jordan.
The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It — It’s difficult to say with certainty when the last eastern elk was killed, but most accounts agree that Jim Jacobs pulled the trigger. Known as “The Seneca Bear Hunter,” Jacobs had killed hundreds …
US fans celebrate victory over Paraguay in World Cup opener — US fans celebrate victory over Paraguay in World Cup opener
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Why candidates dress up and run in major UK elections — Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.
Everything you need to know about the Rachel Cusk/Natalie Portman drama. — Some good old-fashioned literary drama is just the thing for late summer. Pairs well with mint juleps and malaise, I think. This week, those of this opinion were darkly pleased to learn that Rachel…
Please stop the AI Confidence Theater — We don’t need an extra reason to be anxious
Fans told not to travel to France-Iraq tie due to bad weather — Fans have been told not to travel to the Philadelphia Stadium for Monday's World Cup game between France and Iraq because of "inclement weather in the region".
Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto — Maybe work on actually winning the AGI race first?
Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to delay tariffs on Brazil until after election — President Lula accuses Jair Bolsonaro's son, now a presidential hopeful, of helping trigger proposed US tariffs.
Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s election overcome a violent summer? — After months of protests and a crackdown, Pakistan-administered Kashmir heads into elections clouded by uncertainty.
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Met investigate donation to Jenrick's Tory leadership campaign — The former Conservative, now Reform UK, MP says the allegations are "entirely false".
Onto the knockout round: 4 takeaways from the FIFA World Cup so far — The anxieties before the World Cup were many. But with the knockout round set to begin Sunday, it's fair to say: The North American World Cup has been a thrill.
Trump official says Iran World Cup visa approval ‘amazing’ — The chief of the White House World Cup task force says it’s “pretty amazing” Iran’s football team has been given visas.
SAGE — Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) is a distributed, multi-user national facility operated by EarthScope that provides state of-the-art seismic and related geophysical instrumentation and services to support research and education in the geosci
Trump says US will ‘be taking’ Kharg Island in latest Iran war threat — Trump says US will be hitting Iran 'very hard' as two days of strikes threaten to derail ceasefire negotiations.
US public health agency concludes hantavirus response as outbreak eases — The US Department of Health and Human Services has announced the end of the monitoring period for the virus.
Canadian from cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus — The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
restorativland — a project to excavate shut down, abandoned web ruins and restore them to surfable, accessible, searchable, remixable condition
Lionel Messi’s father dies aged 68 after a long illness — Jorge Messi died at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city of Rosario, according to his family.
'I've had to Botox my CV': Are AI recruitment tools affecting women's careers? — Are AI recruitment tools disadvantaging women who are seeking to return to the workplace?
Pride despite defeat as Morocco’s World Cup run ends — Pride despite defeat as Morocco's World Cup run ends
The Original ‘Backrooms’ Location (John’s Hobbies) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin — <p><img alt="Photo taken in April 2025" data-width="1080" data-height="810" width="300" height="200"…
Mexico files criminal complaints over migrant deaths during ICE operations — Mexico files criminal complaints over migrant deaths during ICE operations
APOD: 2026 August 13 - Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain - NASA Science — APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a…
Rio Tinto Aluminum Smelter Gets $1.8 Billion Australian Bailout — The owners of Australia’s biggest aluminum smelter, including Rio Tinto Group, have secured a government bailout of A$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) to keep the plant operating as it grapples with high energy costs.
Blue Jays place 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on 7-day concussion IL — The Blue Jays have placed first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on the seven-day concussion injured list, the team announced Saturday.