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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Clocking in at almost an hour, this “definitive interview” with Wes Anderson by Vanity Fair about all 12 of his film ...

In 1966, Huey Newton & Bobby Seale formed the Black Panther Party and wrote a 10-point manifesto of what the group stood for and what they wanted. Here’s the full text of the plan. 4. We Want Decent ...

In 1966, Huey Newton & Bobby Seale formed the Black Panther Party and wrote a 10-point manifesto of what the group stood for and what they wanted. Here’s the full text of the plan. 4. We Want Decent ...