Economist Thomas Piketty, writing for Le Monde (archive) on the success of Europe’s social democratic model and countering “the narrative of a ‘declining’ continent”: If someone had told th

Officials are monitoring if the canine is preying on the island’s seabirds.

Employees reported major job cuts this week, just months after the video hosting site was bought by Bending Spoons.

A look at how I used shape vectors to achieve sharp, high-quality ASCII rendering.

Sesame Street has uploaded a bunch of classic episodes to YouTube that are free to watch, including the very first episode from 1969, the one where Mister Rogers visits, and the episode where Mr. Snuffulupagus is fin

From Taner’s Funk Kitchen, a 30-minute set of smooth/chill deep cuts from Daft Punk. As noted in the description, this mix is less of a club vibe and more of a chill listening party. The DJ is using a Digital Vinyl Sy

This week, the Earth was hit with one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in recent years, which made for some gobsmacking displays of the northern lights, even as far south as California. Cruising in a 787 at 37,000

🚨BREAKING: Drone video shows a massive 100+ vehicle pileup in Michigan with injuries reported amid dangerous winter conditions. Stay with FOX Weather for the latest information: Watch more FOX Weather videos: https://www.foxweather.com/video We’ve got you covered! Whether you’re planning your morni

What to know if you want to skip a rock over 200 feet. Or fly to space.

Tutorial for tying the “Ian Knot”, the world's fastest shoelace knot.

Scientists found a massive underwater wall in France that might help explain the origin of the legend of Ys.

It's just a nurse shark, but it has creepy white eyes and bright orange skin. Now, scientists think they finally know why.

MTV Rewind is an interface through which you can watch music videos from the 70s to the 20s, organized by decade. There are also “channels” for 120 Minutes, MTV Unplugged, Yo! MTV Raps, Headbangers Ball, and the first

A couple of weeks ago, someone uploaded to YouTube and Google Drive eleven unreleased tracks from Boards of Canada (made from 1985-1996). This seems to be a legit, high-quality leak, judging from the excitement in the

An ecologist in Wales uses tracking dogs to help track & protect the endangered wild otter population; meet The Detectorists. Set against the serene backdrop of rural Wales, this short documentary follows wildlife eco

Enigmatriz uses ASCII art to punch up and blow out public domain photos and illustrations — I love their style. From It’s Nice That: Using the Image to ASCII tool available online, Enigmatriz found a new way

The US Postal Service released a sneak peek at some of the stamps they’re going to release in 2026. Among them are these lowrider stamps: Five models grace the stamps: a blue 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline named Let the Goo

A 22 minute Recut of 'Star Trek-The Motion Picture' set to Daft Punk's modern original score for 'Tron: Legacy'. I always thought the two…

Luego de tres años sin recibir este galardón, Chile se alzó como el "Mejor Destino de Turismo Aventura" en los World Travel Awards 2025.

At a recent Portugal. The Man concert in NYC, Weird Al joined the band on stage for a pair of songs, including a cover of Killing In The Name, Rage Against the Machine’s anthem against police brutality and the military

Goro Obata went to the woods because he wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if he could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when he came to die, discover that he had not l

Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.

Software engineer Hector Dearman built a zoomable map of every issue of BYTE magazine.

A librarian who looks very much like debut author Threets—the viral literacy advocate and host of a rebooted Reading Rainbow—kic...