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2025-09-25 @ 10.14.50 ∈ In English

(From 1946)

George Orwell: Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali
One ought to be able to hold in one's head simultaneously the two facts that Dali is a good draughtsman and a disgusting human being.
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2025-09-24 @ 17.33.42 ∈ In English

Pianists’ subtle finger movements influence variations in timbre, according to new study
Despite a lack of empirical evidence, many pianists believe that timbre can be altered through motor movements in piano playing. [A new study] indicates that pianists might be right.
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2025-09-23 @ 16.54.56 ∈ In English

(From July)

Why Manchester United can afford to play badly
Manchester United are terrible, even according to their own manager. Last season saw their worst ever performance in Premier League history. But at the same time, according to Forbes magazine, they’re still the second most valuable football club in the world. How is that possible?
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2025-09-22 @ 19.11.37 ∈ In English

Volcanic Eruptions in One Hemisphere Linked to Floods in the Opposite One - Eos
The research team used previous simulations of Earth’s climate system to obtain precipitation and temperature data for 5 years after three highly explosive eruptions: Guatemala’s Santa María in 1902, Indonesia’s Mount Agung in 1963, and the Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo in 1991.
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2025-09-20 @ 16.10.36 ∈ In English

Doomed ‘cannibal’ star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day
“The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end.”
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2025-09-20 @ 14.34.31 ∈ In English

Australian scientists grapple with ‘despicable’ butterfly heist
Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalized thousands of precious Australian butterfly specimens, scientists are still untangling his web of deception.
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2025-09-20 @ 14.28.25 ∈ In English

Millennial pink, gen Z yellow, brat green… Tell me your favorite colors, and I’ll guess your generation
[Colors] are not created by nature—nor solely by the eye or the brain—but by society, which assigns them different meanings depending on the era. They thus become a kind of indicator of the transformations of each decade.
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2025-09-16 @ 11.37.03 ∈ In English

Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades?
Wind turbines are a successful and popular method to create clean energy. But why do almost all of them have 3 blades? Here are 3 reasons.
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2025-09-13 @ 14.19.59 ∈ In English

Many lonely people would prefer a robot over human interaction
"We found that lonely customers with a reduced need for interaction with other humans are more likely to use service robots as a means of avoiding human contact and conserving emotional resources."
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2025-09-13 @ 13.42.56 ∈ In English

The Ayrshire wedding crasher mystery solved after four years
For years Michelle and John Wylie were puzzled about the presence of a mysterious tall man in a blue suit at their wedding.