In looking over the shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition, I thought about how I’ve seen tho ...

Carl Zimmer writes about the results of a new genetic study of humans and the diseases that afflicted us over the past 37,000 year ...

We Can Do Hard Things by Abby Wambach, Amanda Doyle, and Glennon Doyle. “When you travel through a new country, you need a guidebook. When you travel through love, heartbreak, joy, parenting, ...

This is a unique look at the history of the world from 1925 to 2025, told through the lens of movies whose plots take place ...

Ah, this is awesome: Great Art Explained is one of my favorite YouTube channels and there’s a book version coming out in the ...

Imagine if a species grew up on a planet that had a black hole moon the mass of the moon. They’d have tides, they’d have an unobstructed view of the night sky, and they’d have no clue about this ...

A fresh approach to a classic subject, James Payne’s no-nonsense analysis sheds new light on 30 masterpieces from around the ...

Baggage is a short, stop-animation film by Lucy Davidson about the sometimes unpleasant experience of being seen — when going th ...

Ok so this is weird and delightful. Swedish electronics company Teenage Engineering makes a collection of singing wooden ...

Huey Newton & Bobby Seale formed the Black Panther Party and wrote a 10-point manifesto of what the group stood for and w ...

Baggage is a short, stop-animation film by Lucy Davidson about the sometimes unpleasant experience of being seen — when going through airport security and also just generally. Big thanks to Arcustech ...

Living Colour recently visited the NPR Music office for a Tiny Desk Concert. Cult of Personality might be an all-time top 10 ...