Fifteen years ago, Saatchi Art embarked on a mission to become a one-stop shop for beginners and connoisseurs alike to purchase works from emerging artists around the world. Today, it houses a whopping 1.4 million original pieces from 94,000 artists in over 110 countries — and it’s changing the way consumers access original artwork. The […]
A revolutionary new antidote neutralizes the venom of 19 of the world’s deadliest snakesss (sorry, couldn’t help but hiss).
May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Two entirely separate commemorations for two entirely separate communities, right? Think again. Not only do Asian American Jews exist, but we come from a variety of places and come to Judaism in a range of ways.
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There are approximately 400,000 children currently living in foster care in the United States. These kids often shuffle from house to house, sometimes toting what few belongings they own in just a trash bag. Every year, around 20,000 young people age out of the system, and for them, the process of finding and furnishing a
Scientists believe our solar system may have a mysterious ninth planet — and no, it’s not Pluto (which was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006). For about a century, astronomers have had a hunch that another planet has been waiting to be discovered. And one group of researchers recently gathered some celestial clues indicating
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Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa. The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in the past two decades, Business
Where there’s a will, there’s a way — but what if you have no will? Whether you want to get better at putting down that cookie, taking deep breaths before blowing up at a friend, or resisting your fifth Amazon purchase of the week, mastering self-control is an important life skill when it comes to
“My name is Megan, and I got deferred from Princeton,” a grinning high school student announces in a TikTok video with nearly 400,000 likes, before inserting a toothpick flag with a tiger-print Princeton “P” into a rainbow sprinkled cake. “Yay!” a group of her friends cheer in the background. In the video, captioned “Deferral is
When it comes to identifying a heart attack, every minute counts — and according to the British Heart Foundation, every 10-minute delay in treatment can lead to an extra 3.3 deaths per 100 patients. So, to help speed up the time to treatment, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi developed wearable technology
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As Americans become more polarized, even family dinners can feel fraught, surfacing differences that could spark out-and-out conflict. Tense conversations often end with a familiar refrain: “Let’s just drop it.”
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