Starlink Messin’ Stuff Up

from Semafor Starlink is increasingly interfering with astronomy, scientists say by Paige Bruton Mike Blake/Reuters An international team of astronomers reported in a study Wednesday that the second generation model of Starlink satellites is hampering radio astronomy,...

Poetry Rules

from Tom Klingenstein Can Poetry Save a Nation? By David P. Goldman David Playing the Harp Before Saul, by Silvestro Legga, c. 1852. In a globalized world, why should anyone want to be German, French, Spanish, or Hungarian? “None of the above” isn’t a full-credit...

Go, Little Pony! Go!

from The Mercury News Wildly popular ’80s toy has another shot to overcome long-running snub My Little Pony has again made the list of finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame By BAY AREA NEWS GROUP The 12 finalists being considered for induction this year....

Rectal Respiration

from CNN Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize By Issy Ronald The world still holds many unanswered questions. But thanks to the efforts of the research teams awarded the IG Nobel Prize on Thursday, some of...