Will some of the biggest mysteries in science remain forever unsolved? by Sarah Scoles
Scientists disagree on how biology got started and on whether we can ever know for sure
Scientists are pursuing the limits of longevity
Could the hunt for the universe’s missing matter be the biggest wild goose chase in scientific history?
COLUMBIA MAGAZINE: The latest issue features investigative pieces on mapping black hole collisions, adapting Martian spacesuits for pandemic defense, and research proving how improper sleep accelerates aging. Download this issue
Columbia faculty are finding innovative ways to incorporate AI into coursework without compromising academic rigor
The latest findings from Columbia researchers
Researchers have created a bacterium that thrives with nineteen amino acids instead of twenty
THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features “EMPIRE OF GRIFT” – Anne Applebaum examines how hardened ideologues and opportunistic profiteers are bending American diplomacy to advance an antidemocratic agenda—and their own financial interests. For our cover, the illustrator Ben Hickey created an ominous image of figures in shadow arrayed around a map of the world, evoking the war-room scenes from Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. By Anne Applebaum
The president’s recent Truth Social barrage of fake images reflects the dangers—for all of us—of virtual self-aggrandizement. By Gal Beckerman
A new book suggests that arguing isn’t about winning but seems preoccupied with it anyway. By Lily Meyer
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features…
Country-house treasure
John Goodall finds a moving monument to Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
How many generations does it take for a dynasty to be bona fide rather than blow-in? Mary Skipwith visits five Cotswolds estates in search of the answer
Property market
Renovated Cotswold manor houses with light-filled interiors and contemporary layouts catch the eye of Penny Churchill
Properties of the week
Julie Harding scours all corners of the Cotswolds as she show-cases a selection of the latest honey-hued homes for sale
Paint your garden
Tiffany Daneff is charmed by the colourful, considered palette of an artist’s garden at Ham Court in Gloucestershire
Jeremy Finnis’s favourite painting
The GWCT chairman chooses a purple-tinged landscape that evokes the spirit of the Highlands
A golden fleece
An array of parish churches are an enduring legacy of the wealth generated by Cotswolds sheep farming, reveals John Goodall
The legacy
Julie Harding travels back in time with the poetic prose of Laurie Lee’s classic Cider with Rosie
The artist’s way
The redstart’s striking looks and talent for mimicry make it a favourite for Mark Cocker
Don’t follow the lights
John Lewis-Stempel tries to avoid that sinking feeling as he ponders the precarious future of Britain’s precious peat bogs
Luxury
Justine Picardie celebrates the enduring appeal of the Burberry trench and Amie Elizabeth White rests easy with sleep essentials
Interiors
Amelia Thorpe reveals how to cook up an elegant kitchen look
Countryside mystery
John Wright debunks the myth surrounding the water-retention miracle of manmade dew ponds
Travel
A revived Ottoman masterpiece is the perfect retreat on Teresa Levonian Cole’s Greek odyssey
In a league of their own
Claire Jackson peers into curious British collections dedicated to everything from dog collars to canals and cuddly toys to clocks
Strike a posy
The Victorians were the original experts at saying it with flowers. Ashleigh Arnott reads the signs
It’s a stitch up!
Julie Harding traces the tale of the needle, a darn good creation made with pin-point precision
Arts & antiques
Feats of clay will always catch the eye of Will Gompertz, as he explains to Carla Passino
The play’s the thing
Turgenev and Sir Alan Ayckbourn supply the on-stage standouts for Michael Billington this month
The Drift Magazine – The latest issue features an editors’ note on contemporary democracy, an interview with Marion Nestle regarding food industry oversight, a report on postliberal Budapest, and analytical essays on regional strategies and political momentum.
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The Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s plan to restrict voting by mail, but his fight to assert control over the election process is far from finished.
Efforts to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterms were thwarted by the Supreme Court, but they have sowed confusion among some voters.
The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to investors’ angst.
The American presence in these countries has not shielded them from retaliation during the Iran war. Now they are hoping direct talks with Iran could help.
The two sides traded accusations of attacks as fighting inside Yemen remains fierce. The escalating conflict threatens to further destabilize the Middle East.
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features “Dean Rohrer’s “Beginnings” – The city as a blank canvas.
Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what’s lost when polemic takes the place of history.
The emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma. By Joshua Yaffa
Why are we so obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again? By David Owen
Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about “frontier” A.I. technology.
Cutting-edge technologies have reshaped the Russian capital, making it safer, more convenient — and more closely watched.
The election, in an area long known for violent separatists, was marred by a shootout that killed three, officials said.
Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska has supported President Trump’s tariffs. His brother, the head of their family business, has described the economic volatility as a challenge.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The latest issue features features articles on cultural retrospectives, corporate collapses, linguistics, and ethical dilemmas. Highlights include an examination of Dolly Parton’s cultural impact, an investigation into the collapse of Guidepost Montessori, and an analysis of household “familects”
Were the terrorist attacks that day the end of an idyllic era? The beginning of our current dystopia? Or just a middle chapter?
The word is used across the political spectrum, but it’s embraced by few.
Hawaii’s housing crisis was at a breaking point even before the fire. Since then, displaced families have struggled to rebuild their lives.
In an era of heavy rain, a transit system with 47,000 openings is bound to leak.
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