The Story of Printmaking Is the Story of Democracy — Holly EJ Black deftly weaves a narrative that integrates varied geographical and cultural perspectives, centering figures who may not have been artists themselves.
Rumpelstiltskin is My Unlikely Writing Companion — A few years ago, scrolling through social media when I should have been writing, I came across a photo of the Lady Bird edition of Rumpelstiltskin. Struggling to remember the specifics of the story…
Practical Engineering — Entertaining, educational engineering projects and topics by Grady Hillhouse.
Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death — The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray's barb pierced his chest during filming.
Congratulations! Now What? | Andrea Parker | TEDxParrish Street — Achievement grants permission, but stewardship is what provides lasting purpose. We love arrival, but getting there gives us something new to carry. Carrying it well is part of the reward. Andrea Parker is an…
For a Historian, the Facts of Any Given Life Disappear the Moment They Occur — Caked calcium to be strip-mined from Dad’s bathtub and sink. Thick snowdrifts of dust to plow from his bedside tables. Looming towers of credit card statements and tax documents to audit and shred…
“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe — On Wednesday, the small slice of humanity which is scattered across rural Russia, northern Spain, eastern Portugal, Iceland and Greenland will experience (and, if we’re lucky, actually see) a…
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth - NASA Science — Since NASA’s Artemis II crew safely splashed down on April 10, science teams have been busy collecting data and combing through observations.
Double Puggles: See the Adorable 'Twin' Echidnas Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — The two babies hatched earlier this year to one mother during the same breeding season—an extremely rare occurrence, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Your Biggest Global Barrier Isn't Language. It's This... | Katie Marple ? | TEDxInnovation U — Is safety a human need? Katie Marple challenges the idea that language is the biggest barrier to teamwork. Instead, she illustrates that it is the need for psychological safety. By…
Farmers call for minister's resignation over cattle cull — The Ulster Farmer's Union says confidence in Andrew Muir and his department is "severely damaged".
How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out — In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off
An unaffordable car market highlights Iran’s cost-of-living crisis — Some officials and state media have long openly described the industry as a ‘mafia’ system.
Picture Car Confidential #48: The Triumph 1300 — The more middle-aged among us may recall the once-popular local advertiser’s matchbook tagline: “You’ve tried the rest, so now, why not the best?” Looking at my fleet and thinking of the many fine machines I’ve had to let go over…
When and where to see the solar eclipse in Scotland — Up to 95% of the Sun will slowly disappear behind the Moon in the most dramatic eclipse visible from the UK since August 1999.
Liverpool watch £51.5m-rated Smit - Saturday's gossip — Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit is watched by Liverpool, Tottenham lead the race for Brazil defender Arthur Dias and Monaco's Folarin Balogun is expected to leave in January.
Asphalt Is the Canvas for This Year's World Street Painting Festival in Joplin, Missouri, Which Honors 100 Years of Route 66 — Immersive paintings, which function as massive optical illusions, pay tribute to the "Mother Road" and its influence on American culture
“Boring Tree” — I feel like I’m being followed by a woman. She has the kind of gait where her feet point a bit outwards, and she kicks them with a little huff to get more from every step, only to land heavy on the…
Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount — The commission is waiving its rules to let foreign wealth funds own 49.5 percent of Paramount-Warner Bros.
Peat burning underground sparks heathland fire — The small fire on Tuesday comes nearly two weeks after the heathland fire that burned for five days.
Call for right to grow food on unused public land — Some London council already allow unused land to be turned into gardens, allotments and flowerbeds.
Unsettling dance piece explores how AI is warping human relationships — Inspired by Shannon Vallor's book The AI Mirror, this compelling piece looks at how we are being affected by our deepening interactions with tech
Norway Should Buy OpenAI — The Long Arc of History Bends Towards Social Democracy
Why Americans can’t seem to quit Little House on the Prairie. — This month, a fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House on the Prairie arrives on Netflix. The reboot’s timing is auspicious. 2026 saw the apex of the tradwife dis…
Chennai City Lights - NASA — Chennai, on India's southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this
Man arrested travelling to France after one dead and eight injured in London house fire — A 34-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal fire in Hounslow.
The tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology — It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture.
How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel — A Princeton University dropout who spent much of his life in New York, F. Scott Fitzgerald is often associated with the East Coast, but the themes that come up in his work again and again—old…
Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist — A gunshot pierced the calm. Then there was silence, followed by sounds of a commotion. A man came running towards them, but turned and hid in a bush as soon as he saw George Forster and his compani…
The proton is more quantum than we thought — Our understanding of the internal structure of protons is largely based on classical physics, but data compiled from accelerator experiments has uncovered quantum behaviour that has never been seen before
What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country — In one of my earliest memories, I’m shrinking. I’m in the back seat of my parents’ car, face pressed against the window, straining to see the peaks of the mountains outside. The road we’re driving …
Landscapes That Tell Stories: On the Power and Personality of Trees — Early last summer I happened to observe the huge landslide site in Oyarei, Shizuoka prefecture, known as Oya-kuzure. I was shocked to see its effects. When I found out that the Abe river, whose sou…
The compassion trap | Maja Zwiech | TEDxVLO Youth — Maja Zwiech’s Talk, coming from a political science and anthropology hobbyist, explores the tension between respecting cultural diversity and defending universal human dignity. She examines how societies can discuss sensitive…
What we see only in contrast | Mathew Jamieson | TEDxWAS Changzhou Youth — How does through disruptions in our lives actually changes us for the better. Matthew Jamieson is an English educator based in Jiangsu who worked in combat zones in a former life. Married with two…
Seahawks WR Jake Bobo suffers 'serious' knee injury, says coach — Seahawks wideout Jake Bobo appeared to suffer a "serious: knee injury during Friday's practice against the Titans, coach Mike Macdonald told reporters.
Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku - NASA Science — Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.
Hermann Hesse on How to Hear the Wisdom of the Inner Voice — “If you are now wondering where to look for consolation, where to seek a new and better God… he does not come to us from books, he lives within us… This God is in you too. He is m…
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Children and pregnant women told to avoid runny eggs when eating out over salmonella risk — Advice given to under fives, over 65s, pregnant women and others amid salmonella outbreak.
What to expect at Apple’s September 9th launch event — Will Apple finally launch its first foldable?
Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots — The New Scientist Book Club read Silvia Park's near-future sci-fi novel Luminous in May, and had lots of good things to say (along with a few complaints)
Fed's Warsh on Trump Collision Course as Rate Hike Looms — The Federal Reserve faces mounting pressure to hike interest rates this week to tame elevated inflation, putting Chairman Kevin Warsh on a collision course with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pressed the…
Reef Check Foundation | Supporting the World's Reefs — Reef Check Foundation is on a mission to save our reefs and oceans. Learn about our initiatives, from our diver programs to youth education and more.
Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa — Global warming may make it too hot for malaria-carrying mosquitoes to survive in parts of Africa, but could also shift the problem to less affected areas
Beyond Cli-Fi: Why Every Story is a Climate Change Story — I started my second novel, The Emilys, with a single sentence: “What did I love about going to get the vaccine?” All I knew was that a mom was leaving her house before dawn. I knew she was so happy…
The story of the first human tool: the humble container — An analysis of ancient human artefacts finds that the container, a simple but critical tool, may have originated 500,000 years ago. Columnist Michael Marshall explores how slings, ostrich eggs and wooden trays helped our a
Ancient North American Mammals May Have Gathered in Mexico and Diversified Before Moving to South America, Priming Them to Thrive There — An analysis of fossils from the country hints that animals from the north stayed in a "holding pen" between seven million and ten million…
The Hidden Advantage Behind Success You Were Never Taught | Farida Yahya | TEDxMaitama — What if talent isn’t the problem? Around the world, countless talented people never get the opportunity to prove what they can do—not because they lack ability, ambition, or ideas, but…
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…
Re-introducing Personal Branding:The Matrix, Systems and Strategy | Sudharsanan Ganapathy | TEDxKVEG — What does it truly take to build a powerful personal brand that drives real influence and opportunity? In this insightful presentation, Sudharsan Anganapathy breaks down…
John Lanchester · Squillions: Where’s all the cash? — If it were an industry, money laundering would be the third biggest business in the world, behind commercial property...
De la alb/negru la auriu | Maria Anistoroaei | TEDxCopou Youth — Maria Anistoroaei folosește șahul ca metaforă pentru viață, vorbind despre alegeri, eșecuri, perseverență și șansa de a face mereu o mutare mai bună. Din propriile victorii și înfrângeri, ea arată că drumul spre…
Lit Hub Daily: August 14, 2026 — How following Octavia Butler’s advice guided Clarence A. Haynes to write a novel. | Lit Hub Craft Casey Michel explores the decline of American democracy (and the rise of the oligarch class).…
Hello, Limerence — Nihao, New York I reluctantly fork out the exorbitant surcharge for my overweight luggage, whilst wondering what is the absolute limit to the weight a single plane can carry, and if the airlines ta…
Labor of Love: On Editing and the Rewards of Collaborative Effort — From July to December 2024, Adam Vitcavage and I sent 68 emails back and forth. We were collaborating on a project that was a big deal for both of us: my first book, the anthology Living, Together:…
The Principled Cynicism of “By Any Means” — Elegance Bratton’s second feature, starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, brings a gangland perspective to the legal battle for civil rights in the nineteen-sixties.
Is the First-Person Narrator a Uniquely American Idea? — “I am an American, Chicago born,” begins Saul Bellow’s 1953 novel The Adventures of Augie March, “and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my own way: first…
A New Way to Confuse AI — How a recently developed typeface is making things more annoying for LLMs.
What's next for Aaron Judge, Max Fried and other injured Yankees — With October approaching, we break down New York's walking wounded.
Why the extremes of climate breakdown will continue to take us by surprise — The relentless heatwaves that have hit the northern hemisphere this summer have made the climate threat real for many – but preparation and adaptation will take us only so far