Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Electric Literatureby Zhang Guixing7d ago
Introduction by Brian Bernards Zhang Guixing, a Malaysian novelist widely acclaimed in the Sinophone literary world, has only recently begun receiving attention in North America.
Longreadsby Cheri Lucas Rowlands7d ago
For The New Yorker, Shayla Love writes about how GPS—a military technology turned daily necessity, and the subject of Katherine Dunn’s new book, Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World—has...
CJRby Jem Bartholomew7d ago
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. On January 28, 2025, a few days after Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, Karoline Leavitt addressed the media for the first time as White House...
Open Cultureby Colin Marshall7d ago
Not every 46-year-old comedy still gets laughs, but Airplane! seems only to get funnier with the decades.
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News7d ago
As we move through everyday life, our brains engage in a huge variety of cognitive tasks. For example, during a grocery run, we might have to recall the items for a recipe, remember where the clerk...
ProPublicaby Megan O’Matz7d ago
At some point, my reporting colleagues and I began referring to them as the “100% schools.” We were following the money that flows from states’ public coffers into private schools through vouchers...
Gristby Leia Larsen7d ago
Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation into the mining company Energy Fuels after its CEO and chairman bought thousands of shares of the company’s stock just days before President...
ScienceDaily7d ago
Scientists turn DNA into a memory device that uses 100x less power Synthetic DNA was turned into part of a remarkably low-power memory device that could help reshape the future of AI computing.
War on the Rocksby Aubry Eaton7d ago
Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. Emerging from the chaos of supplying the U.S.
Open Cultureby OC7d ago
Art may seem inessential to those who make the big decisions in times of crisis. But it never seemed more necessary to artists working in the time of plague.
War on the Rocksby Jonathan Schroden7d ago
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ScienceDaily7d ago
Scientists tracked kids for 8 years — the screen time result was unexpected - Date: - August 17, 2026 - Source: - University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto - Summary: - An eight-year Finnish...
ScienceDaily7d ago
Animals have been eating nature’s original bioplastic for millions of years Animals may have been quietly feasting on nature’s original biodegradable plastic for hundreds of millions of years.
ScienceDaily7d ago
Tiny graphene wrinkles create surprisingly powerful electrical effects - Date: - August 16, 2026 - Source: - Rice University - Summary: - Scientists have discovered that tiny, sharply curved...
ScienceDaily7d ago
A little-known protein may be fueling Alzheimer’s — and scientists found a way to block it - Date: - August 16, 2026 - Source: - ETH Zurich - Summary: - An experimental Alzheimer’s compound...
The Marginalianby Maria Popova8d ago
The Art of Looking: Eleven Ways of Viewing the Multiple Realities of Our Everyday Wonderland By Maria Popova “How we spend our days,” Annie Dillard wrote in her timelessly beautiful meditation on...
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah8d ago
In the Early ’90s, the Lifers Group Tried to Warn Kids About the Perils of Prison This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated...
Gristby Maya Yang, The Guardian8d ago
The Trump administration has pulled its support for an annual report on the environmental changes across the Arctic, a region that is already heating up four times faster than the global average...
ScienceDaily8d ago
This 10-cent heart drug cuts hospitalizations by 25% - Date: - August 16, 2026 - Source: - Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen - Summary: - A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents...
ScienceDaily8d ago
A little movement in midlife could pay off for your brain years later Staying active and controlling blood sugar in midlife could help keep the brain sharper for years to come.
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