Have you ever been frustrated from interacting with a website that was slow to respond to your clicks or had jerky scrolling? Performance flaws like these can lead to the following: For more than…

The very short story can conjure a fiction out of almost nothing.

Scientists making the "Air-gen" device have discovered that any material can be used to generate electricity from the air.

Solitude is not a curse—it urges us to explore the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.

After a painting by the Dutch artist sold at auction, a movie producer claimed to be the owner. It later vanished from sight, with a trail leading to Caribbean tax havens and a jailed Chinese…

Shortly after the birth of his sister Virginia in 1951, Springsteen’s family moved in with his paternal grandparents. They would stay there through 1956, but the years spent in that house would rem…

He duped the PD as a teenager — and that was just the beginning.

There is always a newer, cooler, more desirable version of ourselves to become, if only we buy the right products.

Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out.

Starring as Ken in 'Barbie,' Ryan Gosling talks candidly about the new kind of films he wants to make—and the offscreen roles he’s prioritizing in real life.

In 1910, a failed House bill sought to increase the availability of low-cost meat by importing hippopotamuses that would be killed to make "lake cow bacon"

A curated list of resources we’ve relied on to get smarter about modern AI, including generative AI, LLMs, and transformer models.

«a curated list of resources we’ve relied on to get smarter about modern AI.»

On high-speed rail, EVs, and solar, China is doing truly amazing things.

A journalist navigates a world forever changed by her traumatic brain injury.

It’s 2023 and I’m still frequently asked by clients about scrolling. I understand why. Every design comes with assumptions about how much content

And how we can improve with a practical example.

How we designed Lyft Live Activities to elevate the rider experience

Those who live at the South Pole approach the ice with a sense of awe that borders on religious conviction

I loved my grandmother's fresh kimchi. But as I aged, tasting the defining flavor of my childhood became elusive.

Using the linear() easing function with CSS transitions, animations and the JavaScript Web Animations API

TL;DR: Be careful when using the word menu. Be certain you have chosen the term that accurately describes the control you want. If this post looks familiar to you, that is because it is essentially a…

Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Here's your chance to find out.

An onboarding that prioritises data collection, a punishing checkout experience and a core experience ripe with bugs.

We live in interesting times. The systems of today are powerful. They can write, paint, direct, plan, code, and even write passable prose. And with this explosion of capabilities, we also have an…

Ryan Newburn photographs his expeditions into Icelandic ice caves and the vast, immense spaces that emerge once inside.

CSS mix blend modes provide an easy, yet powerful way to create visually interesting designs.

This is not a comparison between popovers and dialogs, nor is it a discussion of support. This is me trying to get ahead of a potential issue for users when developers mix and match the patterns. I…

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Brad Frost noted on Twitter how he recently made a website with plain HTML, CSS, JS, etc., and found himself missing some of the ergonomics from Sass. Having mostly abandoned Sass on personal…

display: contents has a long and storied history when it comes to accessibility.…

What I rely on AI for—and what I don’t.

Studying the brief and tiny quantum effects that drive living systems could one day lead to new approaches to treatments and technologies.

Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.

Of the risks posed by AI, overtaking human intelligence isn’t an immediate concern.

The long read: For more than half a century, one organisation has been certifying and cataloguing all of life’s superlatives. But has it gone from being about the pursuit of knowledge to simply…

A new genetic analysis of 290 people suggests that humans emerged at various times and places in Africa.

The long read: How a mind-altering, addictive substance was used as a weapon by one empire to subdue another

«1856, to the second opium war, and the greater opening of China to foreign merchants as well as the full legalisation of the opium trade»

The ground under New York City is sinking 1-2mm per year, partly due to the sheer mass of all the buildings but it isn't the only city to be suffering – what can be done to save them?

The palace of pleasure we truly did not deserve

The long read: Once hailed as a ‘handsome’ import, this most rampant of plants has come to be seen as a sinister, ruinous enemy. Can it be stopped?

Scientists are testing ways to construct buildings on Mars and the moon without hauling materials from Earth. One possible solution: 3D printed melted regolith.

The evaporation of TPG’s $450mn investment shows what can happen when Wall Street collides with an uncontrollable creative industry

Quantum mechanics has played a significant role in the development of various disciplines of physics. It was propounded in 1925 and has reigned supreme ever since, extending its domain over the years;…

Gary Settle has helped dozens of federal prisoners get compassionate release. Will it ever be his turn to go home?

Memories may affect how well the brain will learn about future events by shifting our perceptions of the world.

In a Debrief exclusive, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean report that a former official says the U.S. has retrieved craft of non-human origin.

How I am able to use github codespaces to develop and push updates to my website, from my iPad.

Scientists are learning amazing things about bees’ sensory perception and mental capabilities.

Was a “medieval New York” called Jomsborg a literary fantasy or a historical reality? New archaeological discoveries may provide a clue.

I heard about these mythical programs that find optimal code through a brute-force search, but I didn't know how they worked. So I made one.

How many hours per day can you stare at your phone before you qualify for a 12-step program? Eight? Four? Twenty? One? Here’s the truth: Screen time doesn’t ...

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“Self-knowledge… is not an aim in itself, but a means of liberating the forces of spontaneous growth. In this sense, to work at ourselves becomes not only the prime moral obligation, bu…

«under the forces of convention and compulsion; it requires living amicably with who we have been in order to fully live into who we can be.»

For most of us, a major cause of overwhelm at work is the small stuff, or what authors Rob Cross PhD and Karen Dillon call “microstresses.” Good news: Your relationships can actually he…

«microstresses” — those countless small moments that occur in every workday and drain you of time, energy and enthusiasm»

I remember learning how to play the recorder in elementary school. I remember square dancing. I remember cursive. I built a model of a Spanish mission out of sugar cubes. Some of this was fun. Some of…

The quantification of bodies, senses, and experience did not begin with surveillance capitalism but can be traced back to mathematical and statistical techniques of the 19th century.

CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?

We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures. Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost.

The Shakespeare authorship question—the theory that William Shakespeare might not have written the works published under his name—is the most horrible, vexed, unspeakable subject in the history of …

​​A viral trend imagines alternate timelines in which Western imperial nations never came to power.

The first thing every human learns about politics is that there are things you can say that will make people hate you, and things you can say that will make people approve of you. What those things…

World is on track for 2.7C and ‘phenomenal’ human suffering, scientists warn

An excerpt from François Caradec’s book “Dictionary of Gestures.”

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Martinus Evans wants to make running more inclusive. His new book beckons back-of-the-packers to lace up.

After the tourists go home, a museum’s collection tells its own story.

Anti-government organizations are filling a disaster-response gap — and using it to spread their message.

The cultural critic Jenny Odell sees a way out of our obsession with personal efficiency.

Thirty-six years after TV's youth-culture monolith changed the face of cable news, its star correspondents — Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, John Norris, SuChin Pak, Alison Stewart and Gideon Yago —…

Joe Francis' porn empire was everywhere in the 2000s. How did it all fall apart?

I was morbidly thrilled: I had lived long enough to watch myself die.

Nearly every time I play tennis, I melt down spectacularly. Why do I keep coming back for more?

In a joint interview Monday morning, Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun reflected on their characters’ bond and their big finale slap fight. “It was real,” Macfadyen said.

In the bogs of Hecate Island, British Columbia, a writer and novice naturalist joins researchers for a glimpse of a multiyear biodiversity mission—and gets acquainted with some odd organisms.

Delving into 1950s Soviet Life: Candid Photographs Reveal State Control, Scarcity, and Resilience. Explore an era through captivating visuals, shedding light on the challenges and indomitable human…

SX-STM enables detection of atom type, simultaneous measurement of its chemical state.

People taking Ozempic for weight loss say they have also stopped drinking, smoking, shopping, and even nail biting.

All hail the jobless employed.

A provocative paper from researchers at Microsoft claims A.I. technology shows the ability to understand the way people do. Critics say those scientists are kidding themselves.

Full-sized digital scans reveal shipwreck in stunning detail, showing unopened champagne bottles.

Her case highlights why we need to enshrine neuro rights in law.

HomeVestors of America, the self-proclaimed “largest homebuyer in the U.S.,” trains its nearly 1,150 franchisees to zero in on homeowners’ desperation.

The long read: A flood of new research is overturning old assumptions about what animal minds are and aren’t capable of – and changing how we think about our own species

The long read: The Clipper round the world yacht race was created for amateurs seeking the ultimate challenge. But did they underestimate the risks?

The great British novelist, who has died at seventy-three, had a true literary vitality that was high-spirited and farcical.

An explosion of skeletal editing methods to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in molecular backbones could accelerate drug discovery.

Grocery-retailer consolidation is damaging our food system, stifling innovation and making everything more expensive.

Biology, geology, and chemistry all worked together to make the present atmosphere.

Three years ago, the FDA declared a manufacturing free-for-all. Now a noxious brew of leftover product is catching fire and making people sick.

The world is headed into “uncharted territory.”

Homeowners along the eastern coast of England are watching the North Sea swallow their communities. Help is on the way — but only for some.

Most real numbers are unknown—even to mathematicians

Bittersweet tales of a deluded butler, Arthurian fables and the view from AI – if you’re not familiar with the garlanded author’s work, here are some good entry points

Signals originating in the brain make their way to gut nerve cells, leading to a release of inflammatory chemicals.

The country has developed a lucrative speciality: cyberattacks for hire.

It’s voided if ByteDance sells TikTok off.

It sounds counterintuitive but here’s why it actually makes a lot of sense.

It was a groundbreaking smash, but things got so toxic behind the scenes that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says: “I failed.” A powerful excerpt from the new book ‘Burn It Down.’

Some are technically impressive. But are they actually good?

Ever notice how you slowly start talking and acting more like the people you spend the most time with? This phenomenon, known as "behavioural contagion,” can shape our actions and habits in powerful…

«Try to notice when your actions and reactions are truly original, or if you're simply acting out a pattern you've seen in the past.»