Something that still blows my mind is that every apple seed produces a new variety. Every single one. This is a lovely short ...

The European Central Bank is providing a sneak peek at the next design of the Euro banknotes. From a shortlist of 10 designs ...

This is an extremely 2026 story (derogatory): because of the Trump regime’s assualt on scientific funding, a group of ...

Using William Blake (aka “the patron saint of unclassifiable artists”) as an example, Evan Puschak’s latest video explores ...

From the filmmakers who made the excellent Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland comes a four-part series on space exploration ...

In his six-part series, Jonas Ussing, who co-owns a visual effects studio in Denmark, takes a look at these “No CGI” films ...

I appreciate the plain speech of Science magazine’s Derek Lowe in his recent piece, The Assault On Science Funding Continues. When I talk to people about thi ...

Word nerd Rob Watts explains where the names of all the European countries come from. Which country is the “land of the ...

July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon and went for a little walk. For the 18th year in a row, you ...

Here’s a map of the 21 US cities that used to have a population of 100,000 people but don’t anymore. Many of these are Rust Belt cities, in which manufactur ...

Artist Lewis Prosser describes himself on Instagram as an “absurdist basket-maker”. His costumes for a project called Making ...

Last year, The Athletic offered a list of their own, which included Wayne Gretzky’s 1,963 career assists, the furthest goal in soccer (96.01 meters), Michael Phelps’ 23 Olympic golds, and Wilt ...