Meanwhile, on Remodelista: The Summer Cotttage — <p>A wealth of sweet summer cottages over on Remodelista as of late. We’re taking note of their light palettes, easy-going charm, and painted floors (best experienced barefoot). Herewith…</p>
Vusion Explores Strategic Options, Including Possible Sale — Vusion is in the early stages of exploring strategic options, including a potential sale, people familiar with the matter said.
Rogue AI agents commandeered German website and used it as a messaging board — AI's ability to circumvent safety restrictions, collude to achieve common goals, and escape containment should raise serious alarm bells.
Rehab Diaries: A Potting Shed Transformed into a Guest Cottage in Cape Cod — <p>This week, we’re sharing projects and ideas from our sibling site that we wish we had thought to cover ourselves—like this story on Remodelista founder Julie Carlson’s guest house (a…
Effort to solve biggest controversy in mathematics has made no progress — For more than a decade, mathematicians have been unable to settle the question of whether the ABC conjecture has been solved. Fresh attempts to settle the debate are struggling to make headway
Extra, Extra: An Exclusive Discount at Two Shops We Love, August Edition — <p>Summer’s not over—not hardly. There’s still plenty of time to get out into the garden and savor outdoor dinners by candlelight. This month, R/G subscribers can take advantage of two…
Every Novel Is Boring—Until It Isn’t - Public Books — “If you didn’t get into novels at a young age—and organically discover that, at some point, a switch would flip, and then you couldn’t stop reading if you tried—there is no reason to intuit that this is how novel reading…
Ask the Experts: How Do You Keep the Garden Thriving in Extreme Heat? — <p>This summer has been hot—really hot—and by all accounts, this is the new normal. A few years ago the U.S.D.A. released their new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which shifted zones for many locations,…
It's Nature Vs. Culture as Europeans Vote on New Designs for Euro Banknotes That Pit Kingfishers Against Leonardo da Vinci — The European Central Bank released a shortlist of ten potential designs for a new series of printed banknotes, the first complete redesign since the Euro…
Extra, Extra: Two Exclusive Discounts from Brands We Love, May Edition - Gardenista — Yes, there are a slew of Memorial Day sales going on this weekend, with discounts that are tough to beat. Unless, of course, you use these two codes from t
‘Lanterns’ Review: Episode 5 Lights Up Rushville with a Sh*tstorm of Consequences — Spoilers — One investigation ends and another begins in 'Lanterns' Episode 5, which featured some of the best action — and biggest questions — so far. [SPOILERS]
Foraging Texas — Wild edibles of the South.
Bumblebees are struggling in UK heatwaves - but you can help them — The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.
A Strange Continent - Longreads — "An English expat returns home and unfolds his Brompton bike."
Your Roku TV offers AI slop for free (if you're into that sort of thing) — Roku's new free programming gives AI creators a platform for their productions. Whether the public will embrace it remains to be seen,
Farnham backs public ownership of golf course site — Campaigners want Les Mielles to be bought by the government and returned to nature.
Can a Hedgehog Replace Winston Churchill? See Which Animals May Soon Swap in for Historical Figures on British Pounds — Butterflies, dolphins and puffins are among the options the public will vote on to grace new banknotes
Botanical.com — A Modern Herbal is a resources for herbal information. Written in the early part of the last century, the advice is both timely and historical.
Extra, Extra: An Exclusive Offer at a Shop We Love, June Edition — <p>It’s Midsommar—the summer solstice. And this month we’re serving up an exclusive discount from the fittingly named Sommerhus, a newly opened shop in Carpinteria, California—and, happily, online,…
MycoKey home — Mycokey is a synoptic multi-access key for identification of fungi and includes the Funga Nordica analytic keys
Scientists “bottle the sun” with a liquid battery that stores solar energy — Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have created a remarkable new material that works like a “rechargeable solar battery,” storing sunlight inside tiny molecules and releasing it later as heat — even long aft
Quick Takes With: Stephanie Saulmon — <p>It is with great pleasure that we present Stephanie Saulmon’s Quick Takes. Stephanie is managing principal at longtime Gardenista favorite Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, which this year won Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award
Yuan Steps Into Carry Trade Spotlight Over Yen, Strategists Say — The Chinese yuan is gaining renewed attention as a currency to fund carry trades as a surging yen forces investors to seek alternatives, strategists say.
Paleontologists Discover a New Species of Ice Age Toad at the La Brea Tar Pits, Offering Clues About the Area's Ancient Climate — The fossilized remains, recovered in 1929, were part of La Brea's relatively understudied amphibian collection. Since toads are cold-blooded and…
Mini Essay: Letting Go — <p>Not long ago, Margot and I went to a screening of a documentary about preserving the modernist houses in New Canaan, Connecticut. Afterwards, there was a Q+A with the filmmaker, who knows these houses intimately, having spent her childhood in one.…
Your old Fire TV Stick is secretly a smart speaker—here's how to turn it into one without connecting to a TV — It takes less than five minutes to set up.
Korean Star Jeon Do-yeon’s Outstanding ‘Possible Love’ Performance Could Earn Venice’s Best Actress Prize — or Lee Chang-dong the Golden Lion — 'Possible Love' star Jeon Do-yeon talks working with Lee Chang-dong for the second time after 'Secret Sunshine.' Venice Film Festival…
NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission - NASA — NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will
Tom Gauld on popularity in the lab — Tom Gauld's weekly cartoonTom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Trees for a Changing Climate & Resilient Urban Forest — Cool Boulder — If you look at old photos of Colorado Front Range cities, you won’t see many trees. And if you look up native trees of Colorado, you will find a lot of mountain-growing conifers and just a few deciduous…
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin — Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center focused on protecting and preserving North America
After Decades of Debate, Scientists Say These Fossils Belong to the Largest Known Scorpion, Which Lived 415 Million Years Ago — Researchers have wondered whether Praearcturus gigas was a giant crustacean called an isopod or some other creature. A new analysis of museum…
Met was negligent and reckless, sisters of 'Putney pusher' suspect tell BBC — Nicholas Brandram's family say he was innocent and "took his own life after months of immense pressure".
The Life Amphibian: A Garden That Has a Place for Everything—Even Weeds and Frogs — <p>If there’s one way to spot an American abroad when visiting their house or garden, it’s in the design efficiency. Just as Americans introduced heat and comfort to English country…
NASA, US Small Business Administration to Announce Partnership - NASA — NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at 1 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 29, at NASA Headquarters in
Australian Landscape Architect William Dangar at Home in Sydney: Downsizing a House to Expand the Garden — Landscape architect William Dangar replaced a derelict house in Australia with a smaller one to make more room for his family garden with a fish pond, large lawn, and…
Current Obsessions: Summer, Officially — <p>Happy solstice, happy weekend! On our radar recently: art in the bath, a pretty use for wildflowers, and some great sales. Read on: Green Row x NYBG? Why, yes, please. File under: perfect dark exterior paint color. (Hat tip: Fan.) The…
Three schoolgirls in Kinsale pulled up a pea plant covered in warts and, instead of binning it, spent three years testing 13,000 seeds in a spare bedroom — the bacteria living in those warts made barley germinate 50% faster, and the adults who said it wouldn't work on cereals wa…
Buried abuse memory brought sisters' abuser to justice — Mellissa Arkwright could not remember the abuse she suffered as a child until she had taking therapy.
They Don’t Make ’Em Like They Used To, and Maybe That’s OK — Back in the 1960s, the vigilant, if not easily amused, engineers at Consumer Reports published lists of delivery defects on all new cars purchased for testing. A helpful if somewhat scary practice, the lists were…
arxiv has a section where researchers post papers before peer review... spent an hour reading abstracts about whether octopuses dream. the methodology questions alone are worth it.
5 Favorites: Unusual (and Low-Maintenance) Perennials for Late-Season Interest — <p>I have exactly two confessions to make. The first is that I’m a lazy gardener. Not year-round, that is, but I can’t pretend that the zeal I bring to spring tasks doesn’t fade by early August,…
Annual Fleabane 101: A Boon to Pollinators and a Natural Pest Control — <p>Fleabane has been waiting for its moment of horticultural recognition and respect. As awareness of the importance of growing native plants spreads, that moment is here. Several species of Erigeron—all…
Perseid meteors to light up night sky in one of the year's most active showers — The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.
How to compromise your system with a job interview — The current situation on the IT job market is hard. So you are lucky when a recruiter on LinkedIn reaches out to you having a suitable match for a new position based on your prior experience. It might not be what it seems at…
Monaco vs. Lens 2026 livestream: How to watch Ligue 1 for free — Live stream select fixtures from the Ligue 1 without spending anything.
If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last? — Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some
Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough — Researchers at Stanford University genetically altered mice to be able to receive and function with human brain cells.
Warsh Gets a Credibility Boost — The Fed unanimously raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Jonathan Levin explains why this boosts Chair Kevin Warsh’s credibility. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Readers’ Cut: Most Popular Finds of the Summer, Ease Edition — <p>Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: What, according to you, dear readers, are the best finds of the summer?…
Long Presumed Dead, a Thriving Coral Reef Is Discovered in West Africa
Butterfly Weed 101: Growing Asclepias Tuberosa — <p>Attention-centric butterfly weed is a bit of a line jumper among milkweeds, managing to snag the qualifying common name that every species of Asclepias deserves (and some more others). If you’re looking for a vivid North…
10 Easy Pieces: Dining Tables on Wheels — <p>This week, we’re sharing projects and ideas from our sibling site, Remodelista, that we wish we had thought to cover ourselves—like this roundup of rolling dining tables. An idea worth considering: a dining table on wheels,…
Asian Ports Snarled as El Niño Fuels Busy Typhoon Season — An unusually active typhoon season is disrupting shipping operations across Asia, with Shanghai particularly hard hit by snarled traffic and vessel delays.
Harmony Explained: Progress Towards A Scientific Theory of Music — Most music theory books are like medieval medical textbooks: they contain unjustified superstition, non-reasoning, and funny symbols glorified by Latin phrases. How does music, in particular harmony, actually…
Yes, You Can Park Here: Naturalistic Permeable Driveways — <p>What if your driveway were beautiful? If you have a typical American stretch of asphalt for a driveway, this question might come off as an absurd provocation, but Andrea Hurd, the founder of Mariposa Gardening &…
IMF Says It’s Preparing DSA for Senegal Under Current Framework — The International Monetary Fund said that Senegal’s debt sustainability analysis, or DSA, is being prepared under the “current framework” for low-income countries, according to a spokesperson.
Psst…What We Loved this August — <p>Welcome to Psst, where each month the Remodelista and Gardenista editors share an inside look at what we’ve been reading, watching, coveting, pinning, visiting, and otherwise loving lately. Without further ado, a glimpse of what we’ve…
Is district cooling the solution we need for extreme heat in cities? — Networks of pipes carrying chilled water have proven to be an efficient way to cool hospitals and universities. Now, they are expanding into cities as heatwaves increase in the US and Europe
Is 'disruptor' Antonelli winning hearts in Italy, where Ferrari is F1? — BBC Sport heads to Monza to find out if Italians want Kimi Antonelli to win the F1 title or if it is all about Ferrari.