- Today’s Pick: America’s first prima ballerina
Editors’ Picks • November 26, 2025 Are visions of Sugar Plum Fairies dancing in your head this holiday season? Then let us tell you about one of the most renowned Sugar Plum Fairies of all: Maria Tallchief, America’s very first prima ballerina. Born in 1925 to an affluent Osage family in Oklahoma, Tallchief stunned audiences with her artistry and athleticism, eventually becoming the first prima ballerina for what’s now the New York City Ballet. But it was her role in George Balanchine’s…Read more
- Whales may be trying to talk to us
. Daily Edition • June 12, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Prepare to be mesmerized: Oceanographers on a National Geographic expedition captured the first-ever footage of a Gonatus antarcticus, a rare deep-sea squid that lives in the Southern Ocean. Little is known about the elusive creature — the scientists didn’t even plan the run-in; they happened upon the squid accidentally after ice floes forced them to change their plans. Watch the newly released footage. Must Reads Explore the life and legacy of...
- You can probably guess the world’s food capital
. Daily Edition • June 11, 2025 SUPPORTED BY One of the joys of TikTok is the platform’s ability to make something old new again. Case in point: Connie Francis’ 1962 song, “Pretty Little Baby,” which has now been used in more than 17 million videos. The tune’s viral success even prompted Francis, 87, to join the app — “To think that a song I recorded 63 years ago is captivating new generations of audiences is truly overwhelming for me,” she said in a video. Give the song a listen, and prepare...
- 13.5 billion years, captured in 1 map
. Daily Edition • June 10, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Look out (or rather, up) for the Strawberry Moon! June’s full moon will peak around 3:45 a.m. ET tomorrow, but the best time to spot it for non-night owls will be around sunset this evening. Naturally named for the peak strawberry season, it’s the last full moon before the summer solstice, coming up on June 20. Must Reads Sly Stone died yesterday at age 82 — revisit some of his greatest hits Advice for young job seekers in the era of AI Science...