Deep Deep Thermal

from BBC The hunt for heat: Drilling the deepest holes on Earth by Norman Miller Tapping into the heat emitted by the Earth is relatively easy in places such as Iceland where it is close to the surface (Credit: Getty Images) Beneath our feet is an almost limitless...

The Abandoned World

from The Guardian The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria By Tess McClure An abandoned house in...

“It all started with a dick joke.”

from InsideHook How YouTube Took Over the World It all started with a dick joke. Twenty years later, the colossal video-sharing site rivals TV networks, Hollywood and TikTok — with no signs of slowing. BY JESSE WILL YouTube, InsideHook Some afternoon in the summer of...

900 Years and Done

from The Times London’s Smithfield Market to close after 900 years A vote has sealed the fate of the market, but legal experts say the plan may be unlawful — as City of London Corporation plans to pay traders millions in compensation by Andy Silvester Butchers at...

The Need To Prevent Going Up

from Big Think Ask Ethan: Is antigravity even possible?  Humans, when we consider space travel, recognize the need for gravity. Without our planet, is artificial or antigravity even possible? by Ethan Siegel Credit: vchalup / Adobe Stock Here in our Universe,...