Long-form Journalism The myth of Eurabia: how a far-right conspiracy theory went mainstreamThe Guardian - Andrew BrownIn July 2011, a quiet European capital was shaken by a terrorist car bomb, followed by confused reports suggesting many deaths. When the first news of the murders came through, one small group of online
Genes More genes in the human microbiome than stars in the observable universenewatlas.com - Rich Haridy A team of US scientists is embarking on an immense project to catalog all the genes in the collective human microbiome. In the team's first published …
Science Scientists Say They've Found a New Organ in Skin That Processes PainGizmodo - Ed Cara It’s not common that researchers discover what could be an entirely new part of the human body. But a team in Sweden claims to have uncovered an …
Vaping Doctors suspect vaping behind dozens of lung illnesses in USAssociated Press - By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products. No deaths have been reported, but at least
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScience Scientists Just Solved a Mystery of How Gallstones Formdiscovermagazine.com A large gallstone. (Credit: eleonimages/Shutterstock) Up to 25 million Americans suffer from gallstones. The unwanted pebbles form in the gallbladder …
Black Holes Something Weird Is Happening to the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Wayspace.com - Meghan Bartels Astronomers have been watching the black hole at the center of our galaxy for 20 years, and in May, they saw something they'd never seen before. Well, …
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo—here’s what went wrongNational Geographic - Jean-Noel BrégeonNapoleon made a bold return from exile in 1815 only to lose his last shot at empire in a crushing defeat delivered by the Duke of Wellington and the combined forces of Europe. In the early 1800s Napoleon
History What did a lady-in-waiting actually do?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy Every queen or princess needed her flock of female attendants, a select few drawn from the high ranks to offer companionship and practical …
Skin Newly discovered organ may be lurking under your skinNational Geographic - Catherine ZuckermanIdentified in mice, the simple organ most likely exists in humans, too, offering fresh insight into how we experience painful pressure and pricks. Most people who’ve been jabbed by a needle know the drill:
Opinion (UK) Ash dieback is just the start of killer plagues threatening Britain’s treesThe Guardian - George MonbiotAs Dutch elm disease spread across Britain in the 1970s, the country fell into mourning. When the sentinel trees that framed our horizons were felled, their loss was a constant topic of sad and angry Today,
Environment Japanese urged not to see rare fish as omen of earthquakesThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoPeople in Japan hoping to predict the next big earthquake should ignore mysterious deep-sea fish after experts said rare sightings of the creatures on the country’s beaches did not, as some had believed,
CC BY-SA 'The Battle of Gotland 1361' ExhibitAtlas Obscura This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash. On July 22, 1361, 1,800 Gotland farmers were killed in a …
Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Islands leaders agree on climate plan with loopholesReuters UK - Colin PackhamFUNAFUTI, Tuvalu (Reuters) - Pacific Islands leaders failed to agree on tough new climate change commitments at an annual summit on Thursday, agreeing instead to endorse a plan that allows them to opt
Dementia Dementia is our collective responsibility. We can’t ignore it any longerThe Guardian - Nicci GerrardThere’s a silent crisis in our midst. Often cunning and stealthy like Grandmother’s Footsteps, sometimes swift and brutal, dementia is all around us. One in eight people die of it. In the UK, a person
Medicaid Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don't Get Proper Follow-UpNPR - Patti NeighmondMost children enrolled in Medicaid who get a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder don't get timely or appropriate treatment afterward. That's the conclusion of a report published Thursday
News (South Africa) Doctor about town: Caring for thousands of patients | City Pressnews24.com As South Africa celebrates a generation of freedom, Anglo American acknowledges its deep roots in the country and looks ahead to its contribution in …
Play buttonEleanor Roosevelt Nearly turned back, a ship of Holocaust refugees got help from Eleanor Roosevelttimesofisrael.com - By Cathryn J. Prince NEW YORK — Not even the crackle of a cough drop being unwrapped could be heard Sunday as a petite Holocaust survivor shared her story after the New …
Animals What is the 'salmon cannon' and how do the fish feel about it?The Guardian - Adrienne MateiEarlier this week, a video shot through the Twitter feed fray with the velocity of a fish hurtling through a pneumatic tube. The short video (set to house music, strangely) is a compilation of clips showing
Ebola Finally, some good news about Ebola: Two new treatments dramatically lower the death rate in a trialsciencemag.org - Kai Kupferschmidt A trial of four experimental Ebola treatments carried out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been stopped early after two of them …
Ebola Scientists report two life-saving treatments for Ebola - Wikinews, the free news sourcewikinews.org On Monday morning, Director Anthony Fauci of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announced a trial of …
Archaeology A God Goes Shopping - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - MARCO MEROLA During a construction project to reconnect the market and forum of the emperor Trajan (r. A.D. 98–117) in the heart of Rome, archaeologists have been …
Science Activated charcoal shown to make herpes medication more effectivenewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Applied topically or taken orally, acyclovir is one of the most commonly-used herpes-treatment drugs. It can also damage the kidneys over time, …
Teeth How our ancestors drilled rotten teethBBC News - By Colin BarrasImagine a world without toothbrushes, mouthwash and dental floss. That’s an easy one, right? There would be rotten teeth in every mouth, and rich dentists in every town. The earliest prehistoric human
Leonardo Da Vinci Abandoned sketch found under landmark Leonardo da Vinci workThe Guardian - Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondentAn “abandoned composition” by Leonardo da Vinci has been discovered underneath one of his most discussed paintings, which will take centre stage at a ground-breaking exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte: the rise and fall of a dictatorhistoryextra.com - Kev Lochun Napoleon Bonaparte, the soldier who made himself Emperor of the French and defined early 19th-century Europe through the Napoleonic Wars. BBC History …
Osteoporosis Osteoporosis drugs may lower mortality risk by 34%Medical News Today - By Maria Cohut New research has found a correlation between taking osteoporosis drugs and a lower risk of premature mortality. However, many people ignore their …
Hamburg A moment that changed me – a chance encounter in war-torn GermanyThe Guardian - Harry Leslie SmithHamburg in 1945 was a tough, broken place, reeling from the war. Off duty from the RAF I stumbled into a black market – and met the love of my life I have lived almost 100 years and I am approaching the
Kashmir Inside Kashmir’s lockdown: Barbed wire and a sense of losscsmonitor.com - Dar Yasin/AP For the past week, since India’s government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the streets of this long-disputed region have been …
Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci’s Elegant Design for a Perpetual Motion Machineopenculture.com - by Josh Jones Is perpetual motion possible? In theory… I have no idea…. In practice, so far at least, the answer has been a perpetual no. As Nicholas Barrial …
Lyme Disease Why Is Lyme Disease So Hard to Understand?The Atlantic - Meghan O'RourkeIn the fall of 1997, after I graduated from college, I began experiencing what I called “electric shocks”—tiny stabbing sensations that flickered over my legs and arms every morning. They were so extreme
