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Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

Prehistoric pollen records show that forest dynamics were driven by more than just broad-scale climatic changes.

We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture.

Researchers thought that what enabled complex fluids to break apart was their elasticity. But a crack in a nonelastic simple fluid has them questioning that idea. The post We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture. first appeared on Quanta Magazine

A Guide to a Muscular Liberalism

Liberals can articulate their values without trampling on rights.

Detroit Will Surprise and Amaze You

From scenic canal tours to open-air art walks, there’s so much to explore in the Motor City The post Detroit Will Surprise and Amaze You appeared first on Outside Online.

See the Odd-Looking Barreleye Fish in Its Natural Habitat for the First Time

A 35-day expedition revealed hidden wonders of the deep The post See the Odd-Looking Barreleye Fish in Its Natural Habitat for the First Time appeared first on Nautilus.

A new Mary Oliver documentary captures the poet’s wild and precious life.

At the time of her death in 2019, the late Mary Oliver was one of the most successful American poets to ever publish. She wrote dozens of collections, and several highly quotable bangers that a reader would be as likely

A View From the Easel

“My batik process is done in stages: from drawing, to waxing, to color staining, to boiling, and finally to oil painting.”

Congress set to overhaul disaster recovery, speeding up new home builds

Production Potter at Farmhouse Pottery, Woodstock, Vermont

Production Potter at Farmhouse Pottery, Woodstock, Vermont Posted on July 10, 2026 Location: Woodstock, VTType: Full or Part Time Positions AvailableSalary Range: $20 – $22/ hour Primary Responsibilities:• Production Pottery• Customer Interactions• Wheel Workshops Production Pottery:• Throw, hand build and finish the assigned pottery pieces in a timely manner at our standing wheels• Maintain the […]

America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

After a few missed targets, Holtec says the remaining tasks to bring Michigan’s Palisades plant back online are equal to restoring service after a routine…

HAUSER & WIRTH CLEARED OF RUSSIAN SANCTIONS CHARGE

The prominent gallery Hauser & Wirth has been cleared of the charges against alleging they breached the British-imposed sanctions against Russia, Artnet reports. The Swiss gallery, which has locations UK locations in London and Somerset, was charged by the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service last November, together with the art shipping company Artay Rauchwerger Solomons, for selling an […]

The Hydration-Break World Cup

“How much can fans conveniently forget in order to enjoy the games? The answer, evidently, is a lot.”

America’s Most Overlooked Developer: Local Churches

Faith institutions already own land and want to help address community needs — can this include housing?

He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.

The post He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. appeared first on ProPublica.

Lore of the rings

Trees contain an archive – tales of planetary shifts, cosmic events, historical pivots – that we’re only just unlocking- by Valerie TrouetRead on Aeon

To the Manor Born

Adrian Tinniswood dissects the myth of the deteriorating British estate The post To the Manor Born appeared first on The American Scholar.

What’s the healthiest type of milk? Here’s how they compare.

Whole milk. Skim. Coconut milk. Soy. We asked experts to help make sense of the explosion of choices in your grocery aisle.

Real Canadian DNA

The Dove Fresh Clubhouse offers a series of photo ops after which you can take a misty refreshing shower and treat yourself to a stick of deodorant; Home Depot presents “David Beckham’s Backyard” which does not look like what you might imagine David Beckham’s backyard would look like, or any backyard really, but you can get your face painted in Home Depot–swatched colors (one imagines a child sweatily choosing between eggshell and ecru).

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A once-in-a-while reminder of our paid subscriber offering, which is crucial to continued running of the site. We know lots of media companies — and not just the small, independent ones — are vying for your coin at the moment, and the last thing we want is to be another gnat in your ear. But, […]

What Happened to Hong Kong’s Neon?

Fewer than 400 neon signs remain of the tens of thousands that once illuminated the city. Can a new generation help bring them back? The post What Happened to<br> Hong Kong’s Neon? appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms.

“Birthright” and “Giant” Tackle Jewish Identity

The plays explore interpersonal rifts over Israel, but only one lets the ugliness linger.

Documenting Birthright Citizenship under Chinese Exclusion

Following the Wong Kim Ark decision in 1898, ethnic Chinese, other Asians, and almost all individuals born on U.S. soil secured the right to jus soli birthright citizenship. They could not, however, secure recognition of their citizenship without documentation, the key that linked birth to birthright. At a time when birth registration was not common, […] The post Documenting Birthright Citizenship under Chinese Exclusion appeared first on Public Books.

What Cabo Verde’s World Cup debut means for African football

Cabo Verde’s historic run and the breakthrough performances of fellow African and Caribbean nations changed the conversation about visibility, opportunity, and the future of African football.

The Politics of Shrimp — The Dial

In Bangladesh, rising water and the promise of fast cash have turned rice farmers onto shrimp.