Military & Defense With unusual new shields, Ukraine's US-made Abrams tanks and Bradleys are taking hits but surviving, armorer says ... More »
Boeing’s Starliner capsule won’t shuttle astronauts home from space this yearNASA It’s official: Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are staying on the International Space Station (ISS) until at least February. This is a major setback for Boeing’s Starliner, the... More »
With his wife, Dr. Jean Carruthers, he conducted hundreds of studies on the wrinkle-erasing properties of the neurotoxin that causes botulism. The work revolutionized beauty care.“Pretty Poison,” newspapers called it in the mid-1990s, when the deadly neurotoxi... More »
Food I tried all the flavors of Olipop prebiotic soda I could find and ranked them from worst to best ... More »
Travel The best and worst airports to have a red-eye flight, according to a travel expert who flies 200,000 miles a year ... More »
About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don’t have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, economic disparities, and geographic isolation.Today’s satellites and ground-based networks lea... More »
The move followed a decision last year that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority by trying to forgive more than $400 billion in student loans.The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new effort by President Biden to wipe out tens ... More »
Shutterstock/13_Phunkod Alzheimer’s is, quite rightly, among the most dreaded conditions of old age. It robs people of memories, puts immense strain on their carers and exerts a huge financial burden on both individuals and society. Tens of millions of people ... More »
When you look at a crocodile, it’s easy to feel like you’re staring into the distant past. These ancient-looking reptiles, with their scaly skin and fearsome teeth, seem like living fossils — creatures frozen in time, unchanged for millions of years.But despit... More »
The rise and fall of NFTs made and unmade OpenSea — the largest marketplace for the crypto asset. But insider accounts of the company reveal a chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and troubles with the SEC.In April, on an overcast sprin... More »
Welcome to the latest edition of Food52 Founder Amanda Hesser’s weekly newsletter, Hey there, it’s Amanda, packed with food, travel, and shopping tips, Food52 doings, and other matters that catch her eye. Get inspired—sign up here for her emails.... More »
Lyme disease can spread to people via infected ticks24K-Production/Shutterstock A new approach to diagnosing Lyme disease could help people receive treatment sooner, reducing the risk of long-term complications. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria in the genus ... More »