Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find — Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models.
Nitsche Arquitetos integrates timber kiosks into São Paulo metro station renovations — <p>Local studio Nitsche Arquitetos has updated two stations on São Paulo's Line 4-Yellow metro, paring back prior additions to reveal the structural elements and adding standardised timber…
Report: Spurs sign Victor Wembanyama for 5 years, $252M in NBA — Victor Wemnanyama, the NBA's tallest player, inked the third-largest rookie extension in history.
France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress — Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.
Nokia unveils nostalgic dumbphones with dedicated AI button — <p>Tech company HMD has launched a range of retro Nokia brick phones with limited internet capabilities and an AI assistant button integrated into the centre of the keypad. Like many dumbphones, these 4G feature…
The Garmin vívoactive 6 is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save $50 — Score this fitness tracker for under $250 right now.
Habitat Collaborative threads curved school in India through tree-filled site — <p>A triple-height skylit atrium with a sandpit at its base sits at the heart of New Horizon, a school in Vadodara, India, designed by local architecture studio Habitat Collective. Commissioned by a…
The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits — When the tech giant retired a popular software grant, years of nonprofit data vanished with it.
"I still say to myself 'I have achieved a lot'" says Diébédo Francis Kéré — <p>Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré has written a book candidly outlining his extraordinary career so far. In this interview, he explains why now felt like the moment to s
This guy tracked his resting heart rate for 10 years and found the one thing that actually tanked it — not what you'd expect.
Physiotherapist mapped out exactly which muscles fail first when you're exhausted. The order is not what most people train for. 💪
Most fitness programs collapse the moment intensity becomes optional. Watched someone nail the same 20-minute routine for six months while everyone else kept chasing the new thing. Tempo is the secret cue — consistency over novelty.
Formafantasma announced as ecology advisor to Serpentine Galleries — <p>Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of design studio Formafantasma have been named the first-ever lead research and development fellows of ecology for London's Serpentine Galleries. Beginning this summer,…
8 migrants buried in Tunisia’s coastal town of Ben Guerdane — Residents of Tunisia’s coastal town of Ben Guerdane on Wednesday attended the funerals of eight young migrants.
This dude mapped every muscle fiber type and which exercises actually light them up — turns out your gym bro was half right about everything!
ma𝕏pool (@maxpool@mathstodon.xyz) — Does copyright protect your AI-generated content in EU? Apparently not. Content that is entirely generated by artificial intelligence is not protected by copyright. EU copyright law has strictly human-centric foundation. Daniel J.…
someone built a database of every exercise variation known to humanity and it's somehow actually organized. my brother in christ, i didn't know there were 47 types of rows!
India Bullion Exchange CEO Resigns in Blow to Fledgling Platform — The head of India’s only dedicated bullion exchange has stepped down, dealing a setback to the four-year-old platform as it struggles to gain traction in one of the world’s largest gold markets.
What Jill Biden Doesn’t Say in Her White House Memoir — The former First Lady keeps putting up hurdles for even the most sympathetic of readers.
The history of stadium design in 15 buildings — <p>Continuing our Future Stadiums series, we look forward by looking back at some of the milestones in the stadium's long road from ancient structures to monumental giants seating thousands. From Ancient Greece to the modern Gulf…
Someone mapped every brutalist building in the world and made it searchable — turns out your town probably has at least one concrete monstrosity worth a second look.
An Illuminating New Museum Hidden Beneath the Lincoln Memorial Is Set to Open to the Public. Here's What You Can Expect — Tickets for the Lincoln Memorial undercroft museum are now available to reserve. When the attraction opens on June 25, visitors will get to see the D.C. landm
New police unit to target crime gangs fronting High Street shops — It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.
watched someone deadlift with perfect form for six months straight and never add weight. turns out they were just solving a puzzle nobody asked them to solve?
Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix — He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.
BIG arranges circular Dymak HQ around stepped courtyard — <p>Architecture studio BIG has completed the headquarters for Danish material supplier Dymak in Odense, Denmark, sheltering its rounded mass-timber structure with a roof evoking a Möbius strip. Perched on a verdant site…
Toad Bakery designed to "avoid the bottleneck of choice paralysis" between pastries — <p>Carpenter Nick Tudor has crafted an elongated, curved counter for the second branch of the popular Toad Bakery in southeast London, in response to its regular winding queues. Toad Bakery is…
Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to London Design Festival 2026 — <p>Hosting an event during the 2026 iteration of London Design Festival? Get featured in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the festival. The 24th edition of the festival takes place from 12 to 20…
Alberta to Propose ‘General Corridor’ for Pipeline to West Coast — Alberta is set to propose a “general corridor” for a planned new million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to the northern British Columbia coast rather than a specific route, the provincial minister of Indigenous relatio
"If no one ever sits there, is a balcony still a balcony?" — <p>Our cities are full of apartment blocks dotted with pathetically sized balconies too small to be of any actual use, writes Jessica Furseth. If no one ever sits there, is a balcony still a balcony? I found myself…
guy discovered his lower back pain vanished after he stopped doing the one exercise everyone recommends! lmao
Watched someone at the gym explain to a trainer that they've been doing squats wrong for five years. The trainer just nodded and said 'okay but you're still here.'
Fisher & Paykel designs EuroCucina installation to be "oasis of calm" — <p>Promotion: luxury appliance brand Fisher & Paykel unveiled the Nature – Ritual exhibition at EuroCucina at Salone del Mobile this year, which showcased its kitchen designs against a backdrop of Ne
Holzrausch evokes South American cinema at renovated Munich townhouse — <p>German architecture studio Holzrausch drew inspiration from cinematic interiors when designing this townhouse in Munich, which combines dark wood with natural stone and lush tropical planting. The…
been lifting for three years and finally realized i've been bracing wrong the entire time. one small thing with your ribs changes everything!!
In the Ruins of Wyoming's Ghost Towns, Novelist Téa Obreht Plays House With the Dead — While researching her new novel Sunrise, novelist Téa Obreht encountered the long-lost glories and forgotten histories of the Mountain West’s former boomtowns.
How the Role of Book Cover Design Has Changed in the Age of Social Media — I work in the Art Department at HarperCollins, where I have a front-row seat to the conversations that shape how books appear in the world. What kind of cover art reads as “literary” versus “commer…
Pixel Watch 5's AI watch face generator keeps the same form factor feeling fresh [Gallery] — Google's new Pixel Watch 5 series comes with an AI watch face generator, and it's maybe one of my favorite new add-ons.
Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight | TechCrunch — Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human traffic from bots.
Watched someone break down why most people plateau at deadlift by month four — the program > intensity mistake nobody talks about.
Farmsteads inform corrugated metal-clad home in Sussex — <p>Agricultural barns and sheds informed the corrugated metal-clad volumes of House in a Clearing, a house in East Sussex completed by UK studio TaylorHare Architects. When the clients purchased the site nestled in a…
Hugo Boss Board Rejects Frasers Bid as Not Reflecting Potential — Hugo Boss AG recommended shareholders reject Frasers Group Plc’s takeover offer, saying the bid fails to capture the German fashion company’s long-term value.
CFB Player Rank: The top 100 players ahead of the 2026 season — Which players take the top spots? Ranking the top 100 ahead of the 2026 college football season.
"Future challenges" lie ahead at Sagrada Familia says lead architect Maurici Cortés — <p>Today marks the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia. In this Gaudí Centenary interview, its lead architect discusses how modern technology helped reach this monum
Delcy Morelos creates 30-tonne earthen installation informed by a mother's womb for the Barbican — <p>Colombian artist Delcy Morelos discusses how earth, darkness and the qualities of a mother's womb informed her installation for the Barbican Centre in London in this…
Astropad Launches Rock Paper Pencil 4.0 With New Graphite Apple Pencil Tip — Astropad today launched Rock Paper Pencil 4.0, an updated version of its screen protector and Apple Pencil tip combo made for the iPad. Rock Paper Pencil offers a paper-like writing experience on a…
Designers use 3D printing to create futuristic cutlery at 3 Days of Design — <p>Los Angeles gallery Marta and curator Dung Ngo have created an exhibition of 3D-printed cutlery during 3 Days of Design, featuring knives, forks and spoons that would be impossible to produce using co
Meltable wax lamps by Baguette Studio can be endlessly remade — <p>Paris-based Baguette Studio has developed a range of wax lampshades that can be melted down and recycled without any loss of material using its own custom-built rotational moulding machine. The Le Labo 1.0 collect
The architecture of 13 presidential libraries from Hoover to Bush — <p>Ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago next week, we take a look at 13 of the completed presidential libraries in the US. The term presidential library has become shorthand for the sp
Smartphone makers are quietly building the next price trap—and it's not what you think — It's not just about RAM, either.
A runner broke down the exact moment their body switched from burning sugar to fat—and how to feel it happen.
Victory over Panama delights England fans — Fans in New Jersey and back at home cheered on as England won against Panama to finish top of Group L.
Lego creates giant World Cup trophy from 1.3 million bricks — <p>Toy brand Lego has unveiled an 8.4-metre-high replica of the World Cup trophy outside the Rockefeller Center in New York. Built from over a million bricks, the oversized World Cup was built at the fan park in…
BJP politician’s daughter explains why she supports India’s youth protests — Daughter of a BJP politician, Yashaswinee Raje Singh, tells Al Jazeera why she supports India’s student-led protests.
Jesús Rafael Soto's bright yellow kinetic pavilion installed in London — <p>The Serpentine has installed a colourful, kinetic sculpture by Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto alongside this year's Lanza Atelier-designed Serpentine Pavilion in central London. Named…
Fabian Giesen (@rygorous@mastodon.gamedev.place) — As of a recent update, my phone has started detecting me going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off". This insta-locks the screen and kicks me out of the app I use to pace my runs. gaaaaah
How to create and delete stickers on your iPhone — iPhone stickers are a clever way to make conversations more personal and fun, but a good sticker library requires creating new and deleting old, overused ones.
Barrel-vaulted community greenhouse built at the Barbican — <p>Architecture firms Studio Folk Architects and Raskl have built a timber-framed greenhouse, named The Veggery, at the Barbican Estate as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Hexagonal in shape, The Veggery…
Been lifting for three years and just realized I've been bracing wrong the entire time. One conversation with a coach and suddenly everything feels easier 😅
Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say — The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.