How free is the press in Greece?
In response, several small independent news organizations – such as Reporters United, Inside Story and Solomon – have sprung up in Greece in recent years,… Read More »How free is the press in Greece?
Russian secret recruits reportedly abandoned, starving and missing
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ABUJA, Nigeria — Russia’s notorious Wagner group has abandoned dozens of former Central African Republic (CAR) rebels in… Read More »Russian secret recruits reportedly abandoned, starving and missing
We now know why black hole jets produce high-energy radiation
Enlarge / The jets of material ejected around black holes can be enormous. Active galactic nuclei, powered by the supermassive black holes they contain, are… Read More »We now know why black hole jets produce high-energy radiation
The excitement around e-sports is growing. But where are the profits?
It had been more than three hours of tense, back-and-forth combat—projected over the massive Jumbotron at San Francisco’s Chase Center—when the sellout crowd, smashing inflatable… Read More »The excitement around e-sports is growing. But where are the profits?
Apple iPhone factory workers clash with police in China
Enlarge / Workers walk outside Hon Hai Group’s Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China, in 2010. Violent worker protests have erupted at the world’s largest iPhone… Read More »Apple iPhone factory workers clash with police in China
US allows Chevron to expand energy business in Venezuela
Washington’s ultimate goal – and that of the otherwise often divided Venezuelan opposition – is to push Maduro to set free and fair terms for… Read More »US allows Chevron to expand energy business in Venezuela
The company is laying off 2,700 workers as they slept days before Thanksgiving
A Mississippi-based furniture company laid off nearly 2,700 workers in the US just days before Thanksgiving, according to multiple reports. Just before midnight on November… Read More »The company is laying off 2,700 workers as they slept days before Thanksgiving
After a renegade nurse cuts off a man’s foot, the state discovers a slew of system malfunctions
Wisconsin officials uncovered a series of failures and federal violations at a nursing home where a renegade nurse cut off a man’s foot without his… Read More »After a renegade nurse cuts off a man’s foot, the state discovers a slew of system malfunctions
Trump faces backlash for hosting dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes
Former President Donald Trump, seen here on Nov. 15 announcing he would run in the 2024 presidential election, hosted Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, a… Read More »Trump faces backlash for hosting dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes
What is better in 2022?
When ordering pizza, you might be wondering whether the Caprese pizza or the Margherita pizza is a better option. This is a common question as… Read More »What is better in 2022?
The evolution of whales from land to sea
Enlarge / Whales and their relatives evolved from land-dwelling mammals, a transition that involved major physiological and morphological changes — which geneticists have begun to… Read More »The evolution of whales from land to sea
It’s public land. But the public can’t get to it.
“Hunting has become big business,” said Mr. Herring. “And people who have leased land to hunt don’t want there to be people who don’t pay.… Read More »It’s public land. But the public can’t get to it.
Photos of thousands of people stripping down on iconic Bondi Beach for a nude shoot to raise skin cancer awareness
A crowd of naked people gathered at Bondi Beach for a photo shoot to raise awareness of cancer.Don Arnold/WireImage Spencer Tunick’s latest art installation saw… Read More »Photos of thousands of people stripping down on iconic Bondi Beach for a nude shoot to raise skin cancer awareness
No sign of the expected lake bottom where the Perseverance rover landed
Enlarge / No, those donut marks aren’t mine, officer. The Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero crater on Mars, largely because of extensive evidence that… Read More »No sign of the expected lake bottom where the Perseverance rover landed
Tech turmoil complicates Canada’s oversight of the online world
In the spring, my colleague Cade Metz, who covers artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging technologies for The New York Times,… Read More »Tech turmoil complicates Canada’s oversight of the online world
