British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record — Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).
York Assembly Rooms repairs plan submitted — York Conservation Trust says the Grade I-listed building needs work to its roof and portico.
NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics: Winning Student Teams Engineering Lunar Future - NASA — Resilient. Efficient. Autonomous. These are qualities NASA demands of its hardware, especially as the agency accelerates plans for a permanent Moon Base.
Why My 85-Year-Old Friend Has Devoted the Last Years of Her Life to Reading the Ancient Classics — Joan is eighty-five years old, and I fell a little in love with her on Thanksgiving. She was sitting on our couch reading a copy of The Aeneid that she had plucked from the…
Learn about all things weather related — Step into the world of weather and climate—where science meets everyday life, and curiosity leads to discovery.
A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers — Dawn touches the sky with her rosy fingers, and I realize that I forgot to put the bin out. I turn on the radio, and the news is full of stories about powerful men with fragile egos catapulting the…
This Week in Literary History: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is Published in The Atlantic Monthly — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. Robert Frost’s most famous poem, “The Road Not Taken,” “has confused audiences literally from the…
Turing Grief into Rocket Fuel: The Fight that Changed Federal Policy | Brian Wynne | TEDxUTAustin — One brother’s death sparked a fight that changed chemical safety forever. This talk gives deep insight into how profound grief can be channeled into action, showing how the loss…
Did NASA’s Viking landers find life on Mars after all, asks new book — Steven Benner’s Meet The Neighbors is an intriguing tale of misunderstood planetary biochemistry. Paul Marks is engrossed
Construction in Germany Revealed the 'Princely Grave' of a Celtic Warrior Who Was Buried With Weapons and a Two-Wheeled Wagon — Archaeologists say the find proves "the previously only assumed presence of a local Celtic elite." Grave goods also included gold jewelry and a jug impo
Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha - NASA Science — Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade.
Microbes, our invisible superheroes | Chandrima Bhattacharya | TEDxRiverdale — Human identity isn’t a solo performance — it’s a symphony played by trillions of microbial partners. Chandrima Bhattacharya, Cornell University PhD candidate, takes us on a journey to some of the…
The Sixth | Tarai Tariro Makawa | TEDxUniversity of Birmingham Dubai — In Beyond², I reflect on what happened after I achieved the one dream I once believed would define my entire life: becoming a lawyer. Speaking from my experiences travelling alone through Hong Kong,…
Norway Should Buy OpenAI — The Long Arc of History Bends Towards Social Democracy
Beyond the Numbers: STEM & the Humanities Belong Together | Nora Numbers | TEDxFive Forks Youth — Are you a "STEM person" or a "humanities person"? From an early age, students are often encouraged to fit into one category or the other, shaping how they view their own abilities.…
Home — Machine Design covers exclusive insights on machinery, design tutorials, and innovative solutions in the ever-evolving industrial and manufacturing landscape.
The chapter that almost never was | Margarita Velasquez | TEDxSST Corpus Christi Youth — When I was five years old, doctors told my parents I might not survive the night. After months in the hospital and multiple surgeries, I did survive—but that experience revealed a powerful…
Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers - NASA — Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight.
Six Novels That Try to Keep Up With Elizabeth Taylor — I first saw Elizabeth Taylor in The VIPs, when I was a moony and impressionable teenager. There were nuances I surely missed, but the movie’s larger premise came through loud and clear: life …
Their Names Were Lost to History. But Now, You Can See What Their Faces May Have Looked Like When They Lived in a Roman-Era City Nearly 2,000 Years Ago — A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum.…
The room the economy can't see - Wilsons Blog — (this is part of a series of posts, the link to the next one is at the bottom of the page) There is a room in Stockholm where a bunch of kids I know hang out. It is a Sverok lokal, which is to say a little clubhouse for a gaming…
Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case — The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.
Eclipse warning: The key signs you may have damaged your eyes — Symptoms after looking at the sun without eclipse glasses can include blurred vision
FIFA World Cup schedule July 15: Games, kickoff times, livestream — There's one spot in the final left to claim.
A woman's courage can change thousands of lifes | Ülkü Hür | TEDxSSHS Youth — Bu konuşmada Ülkü Hür, küçük yaşlarda başlayan girişimcilik yolculuğunu ve Türkiye'nin en büyük kadın girişimcilik topluluklarından birini nasıl oluşturduğunu paylaşacak. Kadınların ekonomik ve sosyal…
Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC — Scientists warn that the Trump Administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic
Healed fang wound found on 520-million-year-old apex predator — Something took a bite out of one of the biggest predators in Cambrian seas, an extraordinary fossil shows – and it could well be cannibalism
UK heatwave spreads further north and west as temperatures continue to climb — This year's third heatwave is one of the longest lasting heatwaves since the infamous year of 1976.
Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in occupied West Bank’s Qusra — At least four Palestinians are trapped inside the home, while settlers have set fire to nearby Palestinian land.
Yen Weakens Past 160 Per Dollar, Eroding Intervention Gain — The yen weakened past the key 160-per-dollar level as it extends a slide that’s erased more than half of its intervention-fueled gains.
NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month - NASA — The Roman telescope is managed at NASA Goddard with participation by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Caltech/IPAC in Pasadena,
Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history — To understand where climate change is heading, we have to look at the planet’s distant past and appreciate the disturbing uniqueness of our situation, says Bill McGuire
What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures? — Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.
The tiny highway helping the capital's hedgehogs — A hedgehog highway is a network of small holes and gaps that allows hedgehogs to move freely.
You’re Guaranteed to Spot at Least One Gorgeous Giraffe in Each of These 15 Stunning and Awe-Inspiring Images — With their singular coats, naturally craning collars and elegant gait, these skyscraping mammals can’t help but attract sightseers to their neck of the woods
What I’ve Learned About Girls by Observing Classrooms | Dr. Tayyaba Tamim | TEDxBICLahoreWomen — In this insightful TEDxBICLahore Women talk, Dr. Tayyaba Tamim reflects on what classrooms reveal about girls, their voices, confidence, ambitions, and the expectations that shape…
Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds - NASA Science — Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say.
Before We Are Erased: Why I Founded Gaza Publications During the Genocide — During the early days of the genocide, I was in the city of Rafah, displaced, sleeping under a roof that I didn’t know would still be there by morning. Shells were falling around the building where…
Lit Hub Daily: August 27, 2026 — What do you do when your writing group thinks your story’s hilarious (when it’s not supposed to be)? | Lit Hub Advice If you have a free afternoon, try reading one of these novellas fro…
Living with Purpose - Distilled into eleven words | Joyce Ng | TEDxBrownU — How do you move on after a tragedy? In this talk, Joyce Ng shares three simple ways to transform personal hardship into a life of purpose. As a survivor of the 9/11 attacks and also a student at Brown…
What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry? — Lapses in memory are a normal part of ageing but can also be signs of dementia. Here’s how to distinguish between typical brain ageing and cognitive decline
This documentary-only streaming service is $149.99 for life, its lowest-ever price — For nights when a documentary beats another rewatch.
Greek Alphabet Cards — Cards I made to help my kids learn the Greek alphabet through visual associations.
Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness – and Avatar — Rowan Hooper met ecologist Suzanne Simard under an oak tree in Kew Gardens, London, to talk about her new book, criticism of her work, and getting a call from James Cameron's people
Measuring the invisible | Dan Connerty | TEDxUW — NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Dan's talk draws on…
Guinea-Bissau referendum nods to expansion of presidential powers — The National Electoral Commission says 70 percent of voters cast their ballots in favour of the changes.
Why is India’s nationalist RSS holding an event in New York? — The head of India’s controversial Hindu nationalist RSS is due to speak in New York, despite calls for his visa to be revoked. Why is the movement trying to expand its influence in the US?
Insta360 has given its flagship 4K webcams an icy cool glow-up — now available in arctic white — New look, same old AI 4K brilliance.
Shayan Oveis Gharan Wins 2026 IMU Abacus Medal | Quanta Magazine — Shayan Oveis Gharan has won the Abacus Medal for using tools from across mathematics to boost the power of algorithms.
Europe's Scorching Summer - NASA Science — A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.
He Was the Key to a Top-Secret Missile Program. Then He Walked Out of His Office—and Vanished. — Some accounts suggest that a brutal assassination is to blame.
Extraordinary ichthyosaur fossil shows its last meal was a pterosaur — The remains of an orca-sized ichthyosaur include evidence of what it ate – before it too got eaten by an even bigger marine predator
A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield — Oh, to live in a room filled with the objects described by Katherine Mansfield. To arrange her combs, playing cards, and enamel boxes, to try on “the most amusing orange coat with a procession of b…
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins - NASA Science — Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.
Chile police and protesters clash outside far-right forum — Police and protesters have clashed in Chile’s capital, outside the summit of the far-right Madrid Forum.
S&P Downgrades Senegal After Government Unveils Debt Rework — S&P Global Ratings cut Senegal’s credit score further into junk territory, saying a distressed debt exchange or default on the country’s foreign-currency commercial debt is “extremely likely” after the government…
The Annotated Nightstand: What Serena Chopra is Reading Right Now — “Our tongues tie trying / to articulate the knot,” writes Serena Chopra in her simultaneously tender and exacting new collection A Catalog of Future Mercies. When she writes, later, “I pry this int…
Malaysia Extends Rate Pause, Drops ‘Appropriate’ Language — Malaysia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged as the economy continues to enjoy modest inflation and rapid growth, tweaking its monetary policy statement to remove a reference to its stance as being…
Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes — Test your ball knowledge against today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.
Chelsea had the 'quality to punish us' - Hurzeler — Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler admits Chelsea had the "quality to punish us" but praised his side's attitude to "go for it" during a thrilling 4-3 defeat at Stamford Bridge.