Science

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (190+ words) Drawing from his bestselling book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization, acclaimed environmentalist and author Bill McKibben will speak about our climate and our democracy, both melting down. But McKibben,…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago   (432+ words) James Crawford's The Vanishing Earth (Scribe, £25) tours extraction's scarred landscapes and searches for repair, earning praise for clear-eyed reporting. James Crawford's The Vanishing Earth, published by Scribe on 10 September in a £25 hardback, tours the landscapes that industrial extraction has left…...

5+ hour ago   (347+ words) Ryerson Street, which holds Walt Whitman’s only surviving NYC residence, was declared “Walt Whitman Way” in 2019. It’s one of the projects the Walt Whitman Initiative has supported to keep the writer’s spirit alive. Walt Whitman wrote, “I am large, I…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (580+ words) We’re told it doesn’t matter what literature we consume, just that the mere act is good for us. I disagree Every now and again scientists prove a hypothesis so self-evidently obvious that I’m left questioning how they ever secured the…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (34+ words) Volume IX: My tongue is my enemy Audio version of the article Prologue: Good morning, afternoon, or evening, my dear reader. I hope you are doing your best and …...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1339+ words) A story where stolen moonlight becomes someone’s way home. Because some moons are stolen… only to light another sky. If you’d like to walk this warm path from the …...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1084+ words) A hundred and thirty lead tablets were dropped into the hot spring at Bath, asking a goddess for justice. She never answered. They …...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (33+ words) DAILY SHORTS – DAY 3 The Numbers Are Not the Point Why building a daily writing habit matters more than views, reads, or claps. I have started another 30-day writing challenge, motivated by Peter …...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (104+ words) Local author Victoria Coe has sidestepped the traditional publishing route to release a new book that addresses the very current topic of kids and social media. Released last week, u201cHow I Saved the Worldu201d tells the story of Eleanor Fox, a 12-year-old…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (916+ words) The Ginger Nuts of Horror Review Website The Heart and Soul of Horror Some memories fade. Others put down roots. Davey turns memory into an invasive force and village custom into a trap, building a rural Gothic whose roots reach…...