
Australian Geographic - 1 day 11 hours ago
In a year when a record 1008 people stood on the summit of Everest, the AG awards for adventure remind us adventure is about far more than records or rankings. It's about meaningful experiences, fuelled by curiosity but made possible through resilience. The post Winners: 2026 Adventurer of the Year Awards appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Retraction Watch - 1 day 13 hours ago
Editors of a journal run by a prestigious math institute will close up shop and form a new journal with an independent publisher, with one editor citing Wiley's increased oversight as the reason behind the move. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics is the journal for the Courant Institute of Mathematics at New York University. … Continue reading Editors of Courant math journal to leave Wiley, establish new roots with independent publisher...

The Atlantic - 1 day 15 hours ago
In the first, crucial days after Venezuela's earthquake, the people closest to the disaster were on their own.

Popular Mechanics - 1 day 17 hours ago
Research suggests you might be able to induce something similar.

How It Works - 1 day 21 hours ago
The post FIFA World Cup Quiz: Can you name the winners? appeared first on How It Works .

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 22 hours ago
In the 1970s, American Fireworks , a family-run pyrotechnics company in Hudson, Ohio, used a "home run box" to offer quick and easy fireworks displays for the Cleveland Indians (now the Cleveland Guardians) baseball games. The red wooden crate had metal silos to store the rockets. Each switch on the control panel allowed the operator to set off a different firing sequence. This setup instantly triggered the display whenever a Cleveland batter hit a home run. Before computerized firing systems...

The Conversation - 1 day 23 hours ago
The World Cup is bringing visitors and AI-driven surveillance systems, but only one of those is certain to leave when the games are done.

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 1 hour ago
The weeklong Lineage warehouse fire coincided with a surge in hospital visits from Angelenos concerned about throat pain and breathing problems, The Times has learned.

NBC News - 2 days 10 hours ago
NBC News' Gadi Schwartz previews the new exhibit at the California Science Center, where visitors will soon be able to view NASA's space shuttle Endeavour in its ready-to-launch position.