Science
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French Police Shoot Dead Man Who Tried to Set Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
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How Kite Surfing in Remote Colombia Changed a Boy. And a Village.
They came from all over the world to this remote stretch of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Two hailed from India. Two…
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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot
Years of vitriolic rhetoric, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, left Slovakia with bitter political division.
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Serbia Approves Contract With Jared Kushner for Hotel Complex
The redevelopment plans for a bombed NATO site in Belgrade in partnership with the government provoked immediate criticism in Serbia.
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Russia Expels British Diplomat After U.K. Booted His Counterpart
Russia also warned of further action, while the British foreign secretary called the expulsion a “desperate move.”
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Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new…
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…
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Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions
Three years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining executive for corrupt business practices in the…
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Why Do People Make Music?
Music baffled Charles Darwin. Mankind’s ability to produce and enjoy melodies, he wrote in 1874, “must be ranked amongst the…
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The Unusual Evolutionary Journey of the Baobab Tree
New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland…