Music streaming: Why we're listening to so many old songs

The chart is full is full of old music and classic songs are dominating streaming services. But why?

Why a world without friction is a world without progress | Aeon Essays

Tribologists study friction: what happens when things rub together. It’s indispensable, from the wheel to the paths of stars

See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images | Quanta Magazine

Winning entries in the 2026 Nikon Small World competitions reveal the hidden interactions that govern everyday life.

New York-style Italian food is having an Atlanta moment

The MAGA Face That Launched a Thousand Memes

“Mar-a-Lago face” face might seem like the result of a series of unfortunate surgical mistakes. What if it’s intentional?

See a Robot Joining SFW! But the Microduck Choir Steals the Show

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

The Muppets Turn 50 This Year but They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in...

The Muppets celebrate their 50th anniversary this year -- but they almost didn't see the light of day.

The more we rely on tech, the more we deskill our bodies | Aeon Essays

We are, moment by moment, doing less sensing, navigating, remembering, walking, choosing, and attending

Intellectuals Have Been Lamenting the Death of Books for Decades. Enough Already.

The end of articles about “the end of reading.”

Astrophotographer captures 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulas in stunning 352-hour mosaic...

Astrophotographer Cornelis van Zuilen spent 352-hours of light data to create a spectacular mosaic of the Messier Catalog.

Testing Whisky in Space Using an Artificial Tongue Could Help Explore Foundations for Orbital...

Learn about an upcoming project that will distill whisky in space, uncovering chemical changes to lay the groundwork for orbital factories. 

'It Is Done. Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at...

Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city."

Opinion | ‘The Twilight Zone’ Was a Warning America Ignored

With “The Twilight Zone,” Rod Serling created a durable blueprint for understanding our surreal reality.