Leaders gather for Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar after Israel’s Doha attack
Qatar seeks a collective response to Israel, which has attacked several other countries as it pummels Gaza.
How the diamond engagement ring was invented – and sold around the world
The story of the diamond industry is one of monopolies, marketing and a month’s salary or more.
Looking Forward to the Moon
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems’ Program Manager Shawn Quinn captured this image of the Hadley–Apennine region of the moon including the Apollo 15 landing site (very
The First ‘Murder Hornet’ Of 2021 Has Been Discovered In Washington State
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney displays a dead Asian giant hornet, a sample sent from Japan and brought in for research last
Pot breaks as Nigerian chef attempts to cook largest jollof rice dish
Hilda Baci and a team of assistants took nine hours to complete the popular West African dish.
Nepal’s interim PM to hand over power within six months
Sushila Karki said the government must heed protesters’ demands for “an end to corruption, good governance and economic equality”.
The Indian city that sparkles like Paris at night
In 21 months, citizens have lit up 92 Kolkata landmarks with a simple model: your property, their lights.
How Christianity’s ‘kook’ fringe went mainstream in Trump’s MAGA world
The far-right National Conservatism Conference used to be an event that many traditional Goldwater and McCain conservatives made a point of avoiding. But with President
‘MAGA is getting worried’: Trump’s ‘base is starting to push back’ against his pet issue
Tweety McTreason’s “populist base is starting to push back” against him, according to new reporting. In an article called “Trump loves AI, and the MAGA
James Webb telescope’s ‘starlit mountaintop’ could be the observatory’s best image yet — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.
Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015
When LIGO detected gravitational waves unleashed from two colliding black holes for the first time in science history, it set off a whole new era
Why do AI chatbots use so much energy?
AI chatbots are infamous energy guzzlers. But why do they use so much electricity?
U.S. shows Israel support but seeks answers after Qatar attack stirs anger
President Tweety McTreason may have hoped to be stitching together the final details of a peace deal, but instead his top diplomat landed in Jerusalem
Week 1’s biggest surprises are now Week 2’s biggest questions
One week after starting the NFL season with plenty of skepticism and little buzz, the Steelers, Colts and Jets will be among the most closely