The global shipping debacle still unfolding in the Suez Canal can be summed up in one movie reference:
March 19, 2021
It finally makes sense. When the Beatles wrote the trippy track “I Am the Walrus” for their 1967 Magical Mystery Tour album, they were merely prophesying 1 creature’s transatlantic nap 5 decades later.
March 12, 2021
One could be forgiven for seeing a decapitated sea slug and concluding, “I guess it’s all over.” Turns out… it may just be the beginning of an extreme makeover.
March 5, 2021
It’s the question on everyone’s lips: Who won Science’s 14th annual “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest, mastering a coveted crossover between science and art? Call them The Geek-stie Boys. A trio of University of Helsinki atmospheric scientists “Finn-ished” strong (sorry!) with…
February 26, 2021
Leave it to Germany to take stock of pandemic life and conclude: we need to make some new words.
February 19, 2021
We’ve all seen YouTube ambience videos of a crackling fire or just some puppies running around.
February 12, 2021
If you can’t find anyone to play video games with, it turns out the nearest pig is always an option.
February 5, 2021
How did a 5-year old experiment become an internet sensation? Because it’s about spinach sending emails.
January 29, 2021
Vaccine teams are braving snow and sleet to get COVID-19 vaccines into arms—literally. Carrying doses on a deadline, a vaccination team found themselves stuck in a massive snowstorm traffic jam outside Grants Pass, Oregon this week. With vaccines due to expire within…
January 22, 2021
Wednesday’s drama-drenched presidential inauguration offered high pageantry, soaring eloquence, and some great fashion. But nothing stood out quite like the hand-made mittens, Burton parka, and an icy glare of Bernie Sanders.