At a time of mounting uncertainty in Europe, the country has defied critics who insisted on austerity as the answer to the Continent’s economic and financial crisis.

This article discusses death and personal bereavement I never intended to make videogames about my brother. He died in May last year, standing in the crowded lobby of the Manchester Arena, at the hands of the radicalised young man who’d walked into the building…

In the Spanish city Pontevedra, a family-friendly “pedestrianization” policy has helped increase the population of kids, despite the country’s low birth rates.

Japan’s extreme audiophiles install private utility poles and transformers for ‘pure’ electricity.

Don’t mean to pile on — but genuinely curious if something can explain this sentiment in more detail. Those PHP+AJAX noscripts would still work, right?Or is it more about shifting consumer expectations? https://t.co/n4xVastMOd

Located in a humble office space near Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport, Haddington Dynamics doesn’t fit most people’s idea of…

Teachers and other public education employees—such as community-college faculty, school psychologists and janitors—are quitting their jobs at the fastest rate on record, government data show.

Starting in the late 1930s, New York City set out to photograph every property. With those recently digitized photographs in hand, we went back to see how the city has changed — and how it hasn’t.

A new generation of environmentalists is learning to stop worrying and love atomic power.

What do Monopoly (Fortnite Edition), LEGO Harry Potter and a Fire TV Stick have in common? They're all amongst the bestselling Christmas gifts this year. 🎁 There's still time to find your perfect...

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The Wright brothers are timeless examples of how private entrepreneurs can outperform heavily financed government backed organizations.

We can admit our knowledge gaps without devaluing our expertise.

When big multinational shipping companies opt for shipbreaking on South Asian beaches in order to maximize profits, one can be outraged, but will not be surprised. But what should we make of the news that Greenpeace’s iconic Rainbow Warrior II ended up on…

A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible.

This is what I get for opening my big mouth in Twitter threads with people far my senior. Let’s just hope I don’t get in trouble, here…!