Searching for Our Urban Future in the Ruins of the Past
In Four Lost Cities, Annalee Newitz explores the fates of four cities lost to time to better understand what leads urban environments to decay. Read more...
China created 200 billionaires in 2020 as economy grew despite Covid pandemic
Zhong Shanshan (pictured), the CEO of bottled water giant Nongfu, entered China's rich-list in top spot last year with a wealth of billion, as the country created 259 billionaires in a single year. Read more...
The incredible Frank Gehry building-block-style skyscrapers set to transform the Toronto skyline
Renderings show how each tower looks like it's formed from randomly placed building blocks. It's a typically eye-catching design from a Canadian architect who always surprises. Read more...
How Can Biden Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs? Weaken the Dollar
Critics of a strong currency say it hurts American factory workers by making imports cheap. Read more...
Lizo Mzimba
An article on 29 October 2009 reported allegations made by a student website that BBC correspondent Lizo Mzimba had behaved in a drunken and inappropriate manner while researching a documentary about Cambridge University and that he had been humiliated by students as a result. We accept that Mr Mzimba has never worked on such a documentary, did not behave in a drunk or inappropriate manner and was not humiliated as claimed. We apologise for the distress and embarrassment caused. Read more...
Houston is the first US city to find EVERY 'super-covid' variant
Houston, Texas, is the first city in the US to identify all of the major coronavirus variants spreading in the US, according to a soon-to-be-posted pre-print. Florida now has all three imported covid variants. Read more...
After Stimulus, Biden to Tackle Another Politically Tricky Issue Infrastructure
Strengthening the countrys highways, bridges and broadband networks has broad popular support, but Washington remains bitterly divided on the details. Read more...
Prices of six Dr. Seuss books skyrocket online
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company that preserves and protects the author's legacy, announced early Tuesday that the six books would no longer be published. Read more...
Hurt by Lockdowns, Californias Small Businesses Push to Recall Newsom
The pain for such enterprises been particularly acute in the state, leading some to back an effort to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read more...
Explosive Married At First Sight teaser hints at affair between Coco and Cameron
She walked out on 'husband'Sam Carraro on Tuesday's episode of Married At First Sight, and a teaser trailer for the hit reality series suggests Coco Stedman has already moved on. Read more...
Jewell Loyd Is in the Gym, Building Her Game and a Community
A trying year, on and off the court, helped Loyd finally embrace herself as an elite Black female athlete. Read more...
Detailed composition of MAGA riot emerges in more than 250 arrests
A new analysis of 257 finds 221 men and 36 women charged in the riots - with 33 members identified as having military backgrounds. Read more...
United Flight Sheds Debris Over Broomfield, Colo., After Engine Failure
The airplane, which had 241 people on board, scattered debris across several neighborhoods in Broomfield, Colo., before landing safely in Denver, officials said. Read more...
Inside the Mind of an Islamic Extremist
With the novel Khalil, the former Algerian Army officer who writes as Yasmina Khadra examines the roots of radicalization. Read more...
Collin Morikawa Wins Workday Title on a Day of Tributes to Woods
Morikawa, 24, who won the 2020 P.G.A. Championship in August, is doing things only Tiger Woods had done before turning 25. Read more...
How to Pretend Youre in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, Today
You might not be able to travel on spring break this year, but you can immerse yourself in Maya culture from home. Read more...
Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and D.C. Power Broker, Dies at 85
Mr. Jordan, who was selected to head the National Urban League while still in his 30s, counseled presidents and business leaders. Read more...
Obama initially refused to support Joe Biden, 'an aging politician having his last hurrah'
A new book claims Joe Biden did almost everything wrong during the 2020 election and ran a lethargic campaign that nearly went bankrupt Read more...
The Heisman Trophy Has a Surprise Favorite a Wide Receiver
Quarterbacks have claimed the award 17 times in the past 20 years. That may not happen on Tuesday night. Read more...
Nearly 4,500 critically-ill patients are being treated in hospital beds every day in England
EXCLUSIVE Data released by NHS England today shows the number of beds occupied fell around seven per cent last week, as Covid cases and death figures across the UK continue to fall. Read more...
Harvey Barnes to have knee surgery on Tuesday as Brendan Rodgers admits Leicester squad is stretched
Brendan Rodgers hopes Maddison will be back running on grass this week after he aggravated a hip injury last month. Wesley Fofana, meanwhile, could return for Wednesday's clash with Burnley Read more...