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The 16th Gwangju Biennial, curated by "fast-rising" Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen, just unveiled its 40+ artist lineup for the Sept 5-Nov 15, 2026 exhibition in South Korea.
From orbital airbags to a man who planted 650,000 trees, today's news highlights humanity's clever solutions and quiet tenacity. Plus, AI gets personal, and Taiwan finds its tallest tree.
Forget what you know about music. In 1820s Portuguese taverns, fado emerged: raw storytelling for sailors, bohemians, and courtesans. Its melodies, often melancholic, captured working-class life.
MoMA unveils a new Piet Mondrian exhibition! Explore how New York's boogie-woogie scene influenced 30 of his paintings, created or finished during his final years in the city (1940-1944).
Solar flares: the sun's most explosive events. Unraveling how these coronal blasts accelerate particles and heat plasma is key to understanding their intense, rapid energy release.
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Children's entertainer: ICE cruelty is "harming and traumatizing precious children." A new protest against ICE activities is underway at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, NJ.
Shore power upgrades take 3-7 years. A UK company's floating hydrogen platform eliminates the wait, delivering instant port electrification without construction or grid overhauls.
Brewing kombucha? Your tea choice is everything. Green and oolong teas pack the most punch, drastically altering its chemistry, flavor, and antioxidant power.
Six nations—UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Norway—just sanctioned networks financing Hamas. They warn Israel: address the ground situation, or face further measures.
In southern Malawi, 60 women farmers are thriving. Their organic fruits and vegetables, grown alongside maize, are in high demand from buyers in nearby Blantyre, Malawi's commercial capital.
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Forget cramped tiny living. The 400-sq-ft Miami tiny house offers an extra-wide, single-floor layout, feeling more like a spacious apartment for two.
Unlock creativity like the Surrealists! This early 20th-century group used bizarre games, embracing chance and surprise, to tap into the unconscious and foster collaborative art.
Japan's unusually tall red auroras hint at solar storms far more powerful than scientists previously imagined.
The devil wears Prada, and soon, so will astronauts heading to the moon. Axiom Space and Prada unveiled NASA's next-gen lunar spacesuit's innermost layer: the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG).
Forget headliners! An Isle of Wight festival now champions beach cleans, wildlife walks, and community events, celebrating the island's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status.
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Harvard's David Sinclair is testing an oral "reprogramming" drug, SL-100, on humans for a $101M XPrize. It uses chemicals to mimic embryonic genes, aiming to reset aging.
In 2017, Sri Atmiatun traded oil palm labor for neglected coffee trees in Sumatra. Now 45, she transformed 3+ hectares of overgrown scrub into a thriving farm, walking the same uphill path daily.
Just two decades ago, Uttam Teron's life in Pamohi village, Assam, was aimless. He roamed freely until a pivotal moment: spotting children playing with mud and water.
Solar storms threaten our satellites, comms, and power grids. A new planetary defense system could deploy hundreds of tons of gas in under two months, blunting these threats before they hit Earth.
From villages and daily-wage homes, India's U-18 women's hockey team defied resource limitations. Their journey, fueled by dreams, culminates today.
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Fire defines us. It makes food safer, tastier, and digestible, while pushing back darkness, deterring predators, and keeping us warm.
A slavery law, the Code Noir, remained on French books until 2026. King Louis XIV signed it in 1685, governing enslaved people. France's National Assembly finally annulled it 254-0.
Sweden, a digital leader, is banning student mobile phones in schools this fall. The move signals a major shift in tech policy for the nation.
The UK just committed £1.1 billion ($1.47B) to AI, unveiling a national supercomputer and funding homegrown chip development. It's a race for AI control.
Grief usually fades, but for actor Sayaji Shinde, it became a forest. He promised his dying mother he'd plant 5,000 native trees in her memory—a promise that grew beyond imagination.
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A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The fee aimed to protect American jobs from foreign workers.
Fewer than 100 mountain bongos remain in the wild. A new discovery reveals a crucial habitat for these critically endangered creatures, offering a glimmer of hope for their survival.
In 1997, Romy and Michele left LA for Tucson, ready to impress their high school reunion's "A-Group." They wore business suits, claimed to invent Post-it notes, but a mean girl exposed their lie.
A surgical robot that moves, cuts, releases drugs, grips samples, and generates heat? Scientists just unveiled a 5-in-1 robot that fits on your fingertip!
1,000 marine animals strand on Pacific Northwest coastlines annually. SR3, a Washington wildlife rescue, creatively rehabs abandoned pups.
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I sat around a table with a group of fourth graders learning to be mentors for younger students, and a girl looked at me and said, “Now whenever I am upset, I have Buddy and Snuggles in my head.” Buddy the dog and Snuggles the bunny are two of the five resilience habit animals that children at a Mil...
New York Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, David Haskell, secretly built a second life. For 12 years, he's sculpted clay at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Now, his art debuts in a solo exhibition.
Apple unveiled new AI features at its developer conference, emphasizing security and child safety while critiquing competitors.
Can psilocybin unlock healthier aging? UC Berkeley researchers are exploring if the compound boosts brain plasticity in older adults, potentially revolutionizing how we age.
The Bee Gees, 70s "Disco Kings," are pop-rock legends. Brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb created glittering hits like "Stayin' Alive" and "How Deep Is Your Love," era-defining anthems.
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Taiwan's misty mountains hide a secret: a 1,000-year-old fir, taller than a 20-story building. "The Heaven Sword of the Da'an River" was confirmed as the nation's tallest tree at 84.1 meters.
Centuries-old ruins of Turu-Aygyr, a medieval trading hub, are being explored beneath Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul. Russian and Kyrgyz scientists reported their initial findings last November.
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka banned the purchase and use of single-use plastic water bottles in all government institutions effective May 31, under a new government circular that targets reduction of wasteful plastic consumption within the state sector. The move is the latest in a long line of attempts by th...
From how our brains break bad habits to NASA's new 'Space Internet' and solar panels doubling as bird sanctuaries, intelligence is on full display today. A hopeful look at how we're solving problems.
A mother's recipe, an old cart, and ₹200 daily losses. Meet Ganesh and Sapna Sathe, siblings from Thane, who turned their simple benne dosa into a social media sensation.