Nature - Analysis of ancient human DNA from the Swahili coast reveals that predominantly African female ancestors and Asian male ancestors formed families after around ad 1000 and lived in...

There are reasons behind the ‘dark cinematography’ that’s causing so many complaints

A look at taxes in the UK vs. California, and why paying more taxes won’t address the real problem of spending accountability.

Things are changing at Lifehacker for the better. I hope to see you around.

In the early 1960s, America was invaded by trolls. Equipped with goofy grins, beady eyes, and wild tufts of hair, the pudgy little creatures quickly became one of the bestselling toys of the decade, rivaling even Barbie herself. Some 38k trolls were sold…

Completely transform your computer in minutes. Simply download a verified Playbook, or use your own, and run it in AME Beta.

A path to an open and permissionless identity protocol.

Barriers to Bioweapons argues that actually, we’re not all living on borrowed time.

One parking structure pivoted to growing mushrooms and endives.

Bloomberg's OSPO and Corporate Philanthropy teams partnered to enable direct employee engagement to help sustain open source projects critical to our work.

Originally established in 1905 as the Hiroshima Lesser Branch Office of the Bank of Japan in Kako-machi. All 54 people at work inside the building lost their lives on the morning of August 6.

How a snacktime staple embodies a specific cultural moment

Plants emit species- and stress-specific airborne sounds that can be detected in acoustic
chambers and greenhouses.

In distributed systems, logical clocks play a key role in the ordering of system events. What are the various logical clock designs, and how do they help with event ordering? This article answers these questions.

“Memory management is like taking out the trash — it’s not glamorous, but it’s necessary for a clean and efficient system.”

Note to readers: this is an April Fools post, intended to satirize bad arguments made against Rust. I have mixed feelings about it now, as I think people who understood the context appreciated the humor, but some people were confused. That’s partly because…