Science & Nature

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (274+ words) Cartoonist Drew Lerman talks about depicting fictional conversations with real writers, and how cordial Don DeLillo was when they talked. Conversations with Don DeLillo, edited by Thomas DePietro, is a 2005 collection of interviews with the greatest American novelist that somehow…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1050+ words) Three centuries in print is a landmark achieved by few books in human history. Even the bestsellers of their day, flicker briefly in the cultural consciousness before vanishing quietly into dusty library archives. This month marks the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1743+ words) A powerful, realistic reimagining of “The Fisherman and His Wife.” Once upon a time, there lived a fisherman. He lived with his wife in a broken hut by the sea. The wind whistled through the gaps in the walls. In…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago   (259+ words) I used to save the world in pieces. A smooth pebble kicked all the way home from the bus stop. A funny quote overheard in a crowded hallway. A commercial songs that’s played at the radio. Before bed, I would…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (166+ words) Ramachandra Guha: A century after Gandhi described the four pillars of swaraj, how do they hold up? October Indian fiction: Bring in the festive season with these six new novels Cosy charmer ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ has finally come home ‘Delhi…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (755+ words) The co-director of the Atapuerca archaeological site shares with EL PAÍS the key points of his new book, ‘The Answer,’ a luminous text that exudes admiration for our own species and love for nature Question. In this book, you take…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (44+ words) The next chapter in Mars and exoplanet exploration. Planetary Video • Events This content is hosted by a third party (youtube.com), which uses marketing cookies. Please accept marketing cookies to watch this video. Watch more: Planetary Radio Book Club Edition…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (29+ words) The Pulitzer Prize-winning author joins us to talk about his time visiting CERN and communicating quantum physics in fiction. Hernan Diaz talks to Nature about his new novel Ply...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1554+ words) The prize was presented by Prof Daniel Carey, president of the Royal Irish Academy, and by Eugene Downes, cultural director with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The ceremony was attended by the French ambassador to Ireland, Céline Place,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (834+ words) by Brien Allen October 2, 2026, 3:00 am The following recap contains spoilers for Dark Matter S2E6, “What the Universe Is Made Of” (written by Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry & Blake Crouch, and directed by Amit Gupta). Then, her stepfather turns up unexpectedly. She is so happy…...