Why everyone should read Harry Potter: Tales of the young wizard instill empathy, a study finds ~books Article 1035 words 7 votes
American capitalism is brutal. You can trace that to the plantation ~finance Article 5287 words, published Aug 14 2019 16 votes
Trump says he wants to buy Greenland – but Denmark isn't selling ~news denmark.greenland usa politics.usa Article 14 votes
The anthropocene is a joke: On geological timescales, human civilization is an event, not an epoch ~science Article 3728 words 15 votes
Chaos grips Hong Kong’s airport as police clash with protesters ~news china hong kong Article 1359 words 15 votes
In Russia, days of fake news and real radiation after deadly explosion ~news russia Article 921 words 13 votes
Twitter unlocks Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after pressure ~tech social media Article 973 words, published Aug 8 2019 12 votes
One American import we could do without: hard-right religious conservatism ~humanities religion Article 802 words 14 votes
Norway's krone hit its lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis as global trade tensions drive down the price of oil ~finance economics Article 7 votes
Uber quarterly results show $5.2 billion loss and slowest-ever revenue growth rate ~transport Article 504 words 7 votes
What explains US mass shootings? International comparisons suggest an answer ~life Article 1438 words, published Nov 7 2017 22 votes
Former public servant Michaela Banerji loses High Court free speech case ~news australia Article 798 words 7 votes
The human cost of amber - Fossils preserved in sap offer an astonishingly clear view of the distant past, but they come at a high price ~science Article 4912 words 6 votes
Should board gamers play the roles of racists, slavers and nazis? ~games.tabletop board games Article 2159 words 7 votes
Anglerfish are increasingly being captured on video, revealing an array of surprising behaviors ~science biology.marine Article 1736 words, published Jul 29 2019 8 votes
Facebook connected her to a tattooed soldier in Iraq. Or so she thought. ~tech social media facebook Article 3443 words, published Jul 28 2019 5 votes
How to answer tricky personal questions at a new job ~life work Article 1332 words, published Jul 29 2019 5 votes
World’s largest nuclear fusion experiment clears milestone: ITER on track to begin operations in 2025 ~science physics Article 469 words 22 votes
DoorDash commits to changing their tipping model after renewed uproar ~finance business Article 571 words 13 votes
A bipartisan call to increase the Newstart allowance was removed from a parliamentary report at the direction of the Morrison government on the eve of the federal election ~news australia politics Article 5 votes
Inside the radical beliefs of Israel Folau's Truth of Jesus Christ Church, founded by his father Eni ~humanities religion Article 1402 words 7 votes
Wherever you are, there’s a state park nearby ~life Article 2613 words, published Jun 5 2019 13 votes
How White nationalists see what they want to see in DNA tests ~science psychology Article 1187 words, published Jul 12 2019 11 votes
Twenty-two states considered eliminating the ‘tampon tax’ this year. Here’s what happened ~health Article 1420 words, published Jul 12 2019 9 votes
Google is trying to convince Congress that there's competition in the search industry, but recent statistics show it owns 92% of the market ~tech google Article 351 words 20 votes
The promise and price of cellular therapies - New “living drugs”—made from a patient’s own cells—can cure once incurable cancers. But can we afford them? ~health medicine Article 7863 words 6 votes
Cancel Qatar: The money for the next men's World Cup would be better invested in the women's game. ~sports.football Article 468 words, published Jul 7 2019 8 votes
Acosta resigns as labor secretary over Epstein plea deal ~news usa politics.usa Article 1836 words 15 votes
Google faces contempt charge for failing to remove defamatory reviews ~tech google Article 613 words 10 votes
A$AP Rocky has been detained in Stockholm for two weeks while investigations continue into an assault charge ~music Article 396 words 5 votes
Scientists have managed to restore circulation and cellular functions in pig brains hours after death, which raises questions about our understanding of what it means to die ~science biology.cellular Article 7914 words 10 votes
Reparations are not the answer - The struggle against poverty needs to be a collective fight ~life Article 495 words 11 votes