"Thinking about the planet for a day is a bit bizarre," says Prof. Martin Siegert, a glaciology professor at the University of Exeter and former co-director of Imperial College London's Grantham Institute for Climate Change. His sentiments are shared by many other climate experts when it comes to …
On March 21, Meta’s Threads entered the fediverse. This means that people on other ActivityPub-powered platforms, like Mastodon, can follow federated Threads profiles and see, like, reply to, and repost posts from the fediverse. (Eventually, you’ll be able to follow other fediverse accounts from …
The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running into plastic water bottles, single-use cups and food wrappers. The garbage sometimes forms islands …
Passover begins tonight at sundown, so let's enjoy these Jewish recipes & tips for hosting the perfect seder!
In a nondescript warehouse in Washington, D.C., wedged between a community garden and the Metro train tracks, more than a dozen baby squirrels fill cages in an uncomfortably warm room. A noise machine pumps out forest sounds under the fluorescent lights. Some squirrels nap in hammocks, cuddled up in …
Everything to know about the observance of Passover. Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays and it falls each spring, though not on the …
CNN — Samantha Hannah was traveling through Australia and New Zealand, soaking up new places and experiences, while simultaneously reflecting on her past and considering her life so far. It was late 2017. Samantha, from Perth, Scotland, was 31. Her brother had passed away unexpectedly a couple of …
Storms sweeping across the central U.S. beginning on April 15 could inundate as many as 40 million Americans with large hail, high-speed winds and …
In 2014, the producers of This American Life presented a podcast called "Serial," examining the facts, and loose ends, involving a cold murder case. A year later, HBO followed with a TV equivalent: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Together, those two wildly popular programs helped ignite …
Desperate for honest feedback, they’re sending out spreadsheets and questionnaires that probe their biggest flaws.
Columbia University canceled in-person classes on Monday and new demonstrations broke out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over Israel’s war in Gaza. Protesters rallied throughout the weekend at the Ivy League school’s New York City campus, where police last week arrested …
Steven Zaillian's masterful Netflix thriller doesn't even need dialogue. Ripley isn't like anything else that's on TV right now. The Netflix series …
Can homeless people be punished for sleeping outside? The Supreme Court is about to decide. The court will soon hear a case to determine whether …
More than 8 billion people inhabit Earth, and soon a springtime holiday will remind them of the need to take care of their home. Earth Day, which takes place on April 22, dates back to 1970, when U.S.-based organizers were hoping to bring awareness to the environmental degradation they were witnessing …
