“Heated Rivalry” is inspiring backlash on school hockey teams
A Boston civil rights group says the success of Heated Rivalry may have led to a spike in anti-LGBTQ+ harassment in Massachusetts school sports, especially
Air Transat charging more for flights to Europe as jet fuel prices weigh on airlines
Air Transat is charging more for flights to Europe as the soaring cost of jet fuel — triggered by an oil crisis that has emerged
Why would a desalination plant be a military target? | About That
Andrew Chang explains how the war in the Middle East is threatening critical freshwater infrastructure in the region. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters
Russian Revolution gold coin hoard worth over $500,000 discovered during house construction
Archaeologists excavating the foundation of a historic house in Russia discovered 409 coins buried before the revolution in 1917.
The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel?
Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here’s what that transition may look
Where Some See Strings, She Sees a Space-Time Made of Fractals
Astrid Eichhorn spends her days thinking about how the laws of physics change at the tiniest scales. Imagine zooming in closer and closer to the
Europe’s oldest handgun may date to 14th-century siege at German castle
The discovery of a handgun from 1390 found in Germany reveals that portable firearms were used earlier than thought in late medieval Europe.
Proton beam hope for asbestos cancer patients
Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer linked to asbestos, but a trial hopes to prolong patient lives.
Endometriosis study aims for safer diagnosis
Researchers in Worcestershire are using electrodes as a non-invasive diagnosis tool.
Binance sues WSJ, panicked by gov’t probes into sanctioned crypto transfers
Binance is hoping that suing The Wall Street Journal for defamation might help shake off a fresh round of government probes into how the cryptocurrency
A glimpse into tuner culture: Fast and Furious exhibit at the Petersen
The Fast and Furious franchise has come a long way in the quarter-century since the first film’s release. Originally an undercover cop story, the franchise
Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo
Norway’s police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved.
Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large
The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC’s international editor.