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The Story Of Earth’s Climate In 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found The Connections Between Climate And Life

Leon Vlieger at The Inquisitive Biologist: This is the fifth instalment in what can unofficially…

Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?

It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.

Chand Chanakya Asool (چند چانکیہ اصول)

کوئی کام شروع کرنے سے پہلے اپنے آپ سے تین سوالات پوچھیں – میں یہ…

Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

Two recent discoveries have changed our understanding of the word’s earliest history in English.

India’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism

Hafsa Kanjwali in Aeon: India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial.

The Artist | A Poem by Erik Rittenberry 

He’s the awakener, the emancipator, a defector of the human race. He’s an artist.

17 Facts You May Not Know About Iraq

Iraq is home to Mesopotamia, often called the “cradle of civilization,” where the first cities and writing systems emerged over 5,000 years ago.

Poem of the Day: The City, With Elephants

The elephants of reckoning are bunches of scruff, men and women picking up thrown out antennae from the rubbish
bins of the city…

This Scientist Treated Her Own Cancer With Viruses She Grew in the Lab

Virologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try.

An Interview With Kaveh Akbar

Kaveh Akbar was balancing on his toes. It was the first thing I noticed about him, despite his other striking qualities—the lopsided bun that…

The Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos

Four tremendous forces — AI, the energy transition, climate change and geopolitics — will accelerate over the next president’s term.

La Guerre: A Poem By E. E. Cummings

“La guerre” is a French phrase that translates to “war” or “warfare” in English, according to Google search.