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SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history — A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028
Watch: Gloria Steinem dedicated her life to fight for women's equality — The feminist icon who became leader of the women's liberation movement in the US died on Wednesday at the age of 92, according to her foundation.
Spurs 'didn't deserve' Newcastle defeat - De Zerbi — Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi describes his side's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United as an "unfair result" as they remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.
Hakai Magazine — Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment in compelling narratives that highlight coastal life and phenomena.
PhysicsCentral — Learn about public engagement activities from the American Physical Society
The Largest Operating Steam Locomotive in the World Weighs 1.2 Million Pounds. Now, the Historic Train May Be Coming to Your Town — Built in the 1940s, Big Boy No. 4014 retired in 1961 after traveling for more than one million miles. It's now making its way across the country…
Crossbow vs Triple Pendulum in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo Guys — Gav and Dan demonstrate where not to place a Phantom camera while trying to skewer multiple swinging pendulums with a single crossbow bolt. Could this have been completed in 1/10th the time with an expert? Yes, but t
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Julia Elliott has won the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her collection Hellions. — Today, at a ceremony in Toronto, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which awards $150,000 annually to women and non-binary writers with books published in Canada and the US, announ
This 19th-Century Diary Written by an Enslaved Maryland Man Is a Crucial Record of His Life and Family History—and the Only One of Its Kind Found in the United States — Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is believed to be the country’s sole known example of a multigenerational…
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week — Our flock of fabulous reviews this week includes Scaachi Khol on Jill Biden’s View From the East Wing, Lincoln Michel on Deb Olin Unferth’s Earth 7, Michael Faber on M. John Harrison…
A road to Lisp: Why Lisp | scotto.me — Why Lisp
A physicist figured out why some people can taste colors and others can't — turns out it's literally wiring in your brain that gets crossed during development. Huh.
Transformation Isn't a Sprint | Junhao Liang | TEDxQSI Zhuhai Youth — In a world obsessed with instant success, how can we achieve lasting transformation? This talk explores how to break down ambitious goals into repeatable daily actions and shares practical strategies for…
A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist — The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition.
Work at National Trust site to prevent flooding — Flood prevention work is taking place, in a bid to use land as a sponge for the River Severn and River Tern.
What a Community Can Build When Everyone Brings What They Have | Paul Doherty | TEDxBlack Mountain — NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here:…
Robots are about to overtake armed soldiers as the deciders of war — Uncrewed ground vehicles have already been tested for defending the front line by the Ukrainian military. Despite their limitations, these remotely controlled robots could be the deciding factor in many conflict
Mathematicians stunned by AI's biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet — Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erdős, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics
This Week in Literary History: Joseph Conrad Becomes a British Subject — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. Joseph Conrad was born in Berdychiv, in Russian-controlled Ukraine, in an area that had once been Poland, as Józef Teodor …
We All Speak the Same Beginning | Jihan Chehayeb | TEDxAytat — The talk explores an ancient sequence of letters echoed across multiple languages through evolving visual forms. What began as an architectural exploration of identity and belonging evolved into a deeper journey…
Creativity Is Not a Talent—It's a Habit | Rachel Irene | TEDxMLZS Kalaburagi Youth — What if creativity isn't something you're born with—but something you build every day? This talk explores how simple daily habits can unlock original thinking and help anyone become more…
“Vulnerability as a Valid Way.” 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This June — I’m thrilled to be joining Rebecca Morgan Frank as co-poetry columnist—I’ll be here every other month with seven new poetry collections. “In a Dark Time” by Theodore Roethke is perhaps …
'Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife' — Residents have spent the past year sowing wildflower meadows and encouraging no mow areas.
Moonlight and the Magic of the Unnecessary — Every night, for every human being that ever was and ever will be, the Moon rises to remind us how improbably lucky we are, each of its craters a monument of the odds we prevailed against to exist,…
Obsidian and the Birds: An Odyssey of Wonder from the Aztecs to the Quantum World — A recent visit to Teotihuacán — the ancient Mesoamerican city in present-day Mexico, built by earlier cultures around 600 BCE and later rediscovered by the Aztecs — left me wonder-smitt…
First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life — Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms
Open AI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried? — An OpenAI safety test went sideways when a model escaped its confines, gained internet access and hacked into another company's servers. How worried should we be about rogue AI models hacking their way across the…
AI agents need their own identity before they need a gateway — <p>Enterprise AI has entered a new era. Organizations are rapidly moving beyond assistants that answer questions to autonomous agents capable of reasoning, invoking tools, accessing enterprise applications,…
Amelia Dimoldenberg to close doors of Chicken Shop Date — Amelia Dimoldenberg announces she will end her popular YouTube series after more than a decade.
Keto diet shows real promise for anorexia recovery — Restricting carbohydrates may sound like an unlikely approach to treating anorexia, but following a ketogenic diet was linked to recovery in 3 in 4 people with the eating disorder in a small trial
For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides | Quanta Magazine — Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in…
Experts battling extinctions after record heat — Scientists are studying the plight of six species of butterfly and plant affected by the heatwaves.
We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem — Galaxies and their supermassive black holes evolve together, but which came first is an ongoing question. Now we may finally have an answer, says columnist Leah Crane
From Bottles to Models: The Power of “We” | Bryce Gao | TEDxYCYW Shanghai Youth — This talk explores the value of working together on a Future City project. Bryce's TED talk on Future Cities showed him how to think big and help others. Through teamwork, resilience, and collaborat
When a Cat Licks Another Cat, It's Not Always a Friendly Gesture. New Study Reveals They May Just Want Their Own Space — Classic feline behavior could be a passive-aggressive maneuver to get what they want.
Sumerian King List Paleoclimate Alignment Test | vectorian — A statistical test of whether the Sumerian King List's antediluvian reigns line up with paleoclimate events better than chance.
A Trampoline — I didn’t want to buy a trampoline. It wasn’t the money.
Our verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up — There was unusual consensus amongst New Scientist Book Club members about our read for July, with readers falling over themselves to praise this big-concept slice of science fiction
How to live beyond work-life balance | Olga Kipnis | TEDxWUSTL — What if the pursuit of work-life balance is actually keeping us stuck? Olga Kipnis invites you to consider a different understanding of home—the one place you never leave: your mind and body—and a practical…
Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara — A photo essay from Tommy Trenchard explores efforts to protect the fragile ecosystems of oases in Chad
Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge — Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice
Passion is a Discipline | Cristina Dolan | TEDxU Comillas — What happens when technology gives everyone superpowers? Cristina Dolan explores why the future will not be shaped by machines alone, but by the people who use curiosity, courage and purpose to solve the problems that…
Parenting may permanently improve brain health for mums and dads — Raising children appears to keep the brain young, potentially acting as a buffer against cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s
Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk — For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
Freedom of speech from a Legal Perspective | Abdellah Salami El Alaoui | TEDxUM5 — Where does freedom of speech end, and legal responsibility begin? This talk examines freedom of expression through a legal lens, exploring how laws seek to protect the right to speak freely while…
Vivir del campo no es un plan B | Sergio Rodríguez | TEDxLa Laguna — En 2021, un agricultor de Tejina pidió ayuda para vender 8.000 kilos de sandía, y Canarias entera respondió. Desde entonces, Sergio Rodríguez (más conocido como "Nito") ha demostrado que acercar el productor…
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches to Find Exoplanets and Unravel Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy — The new observatory will complete three surveys of the universe in five years, although it's designed to function at least twice as long. Its data could…
Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | The Library of Congress — Lesson plans, activities, and presentations for teachers and educators.
'It's so strong' - Sabalenka halts play over cannabis smell — Aryna Sabalenka briefly halts her US Open match against Kamilla Rakhimova because of the smell of cannabis before going on to reach the fourth round.
Identity in the Digital World | Mateo Peña | TEDxTrinity Private School Youth — How is identity shaped, performed, and perceived through technology and social media? A look at who we are — online and beyond. An experienced Business educator teaching across IGCSE, A Level, and…
How old is Ann? — From “Topics of the Times,” New York Times of 1924-11-17:
Cycling is going high-tech in some exciting ways—here’s what to look out for — On your bike.
APOD: 2026 August 15 - Bright Perseids from Sweden - NASA Science — APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 15 –… 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…
Walmart finally launching Apple Pay support next week - 9to5Mac — Walmart has announced that it will finally begin rolling out Apple Pay support next week. The retailer has resisted offering...
Northern Ireland farm profits topped £1bn in 2025 — The overall performance in 2025 was heavily influenced by developments in the beef sector which saw prices rise to record levels.
Advanced Mini-laboratories Automate Space Station Research - NASA — The International Space Station hosts hundreds of science experiments at a time. Some experiments can take hours to perform, and researchers need to account
Hrgovic makes history with stunning world title win against Itauma — British heavyweight Moses Itauma misses the chance to become world heavyweight champion after an "extraordinary" defeat by Filip Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena.
How to watch the partial lunar eclipse from Northern Ireland — Skygazers may see a partial lunar eclipse early on Friday, as the Moon enters Earth's shadow.