The Most Outrageous Met Gala Looks of All TimeAt the annual Met Gala, fashion takes center stage and the red carpet, normally seen as the precursor to a party, has become the main event.
Orangutan, Heal ThyselfScientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in Indonesia.
Richard Branson says money isn't a good way to measure success: Focus on this 1 word instead, it's 'all that really matters'Richard Branson doesn't want to be defined by his money. Specifically, he finds it "quite insulting" when he is introduced as "the billionaire Richard Branson," rather than as the co-founder of Virgin Group, he tells CNBC Make It.
How Mexico Celebrates Cinco De MayoCinco de Mayo is only celebrated in some parts of Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the battle that it commemorates took place, and also in Mexico City, the country’s capital.
How to Create a Portable PC on a USB DriveNow that so many of us are signed up to cloud storage services, USB drives aren't as ubiquitous as they once were, but they still have their uses. One of those uses is running an entire computer system entirely on the USB stick, which you can then bring anywhere.
How to Avoid the ‘Panglossian Trap’ and Make Better Decisions Philosophers and social media posters can often be guilty of the same thing: over-simplifying ideas.
The Bizarre Social History of BedsToday, beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered down with complete strangers.
This Common Condition Can Damage Joints Long Before It’s DetectedIt may start as a twinge in your knee or hip when you get out of bed. Over time, that twinge may turn into persistent pain, swelling or reduced range of motion — signs of a condition called osteoarthritis.
'If Americans want lower interest rates, they're going to have to do it themselves,' analyst says. Here's howThe Federal Reserve held rates steady Wednesday — again deciding not to cut — which means anyone who carries a balance on their credit card isn't getting a break from sky-high interest charges. The good news is there are options out there, especially if you have solid credit, he added.
Many rural areas could soon lose cell serviceRural and Indigenous communities are at risk of losing cell service thanks to a 2019 law intended to strip US telecom networks of Chinese-made equipment.
America’s IVF FailureOne out of every 50 babies born in the U.S. was conceived via IVF. Why is the industry so poorly regulated? All of these things have happened in America. There’s no reason they won’t happen again.
Across the United States, Vintage Motels Are Being Imagined for Modern TimesThe re-envisioned lodgings offer easy car-to-door access but also all the amenities of a boutique property, from local artwork to on-site fire pits.
The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young CoderLee Holloway programmed internet security firm Cloudflare into being. Then he became apathetic, distant, and unpredictable—for a long time, no one could make sense of it.
‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rainYou might visit Amsterdam for its canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly interesting waterways aren’t under your feet – they’re above your head.
Why So Many People (Myself Included) Are Experiencing Family EstrangementAt least one in four people experience estrangement from a family member, while one in 10 have cut off a parent or child. It’s becoming overwhelmingly common – but why?
Spherical Descent: On the Bathysphere and Voyages Into the AbyssA poetic history of descents, both real and fictional.
Can Scientific Thinking Save the World?Although it sounds like a premise for a joke, this was actually the origin of a unique collaboration between Nobel Prize–winning physicist Saul Perlmutter, philosopher John Campbell and the psychologist Rob MacCoun.
Jot Down Your Thoughts With These Great Note-Taking AppsYou’ve got it! That genius epiphany, that brilliant screenplay idea, that jolt of terror that you’ll forget to pick up the dry cleaning. It’s come to you in a flash, and you need to jot it down now before this ephemeral whiff of remembrance floats out of your brain forever.