Map of the USA, color coded by human development index score (life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc)

A 1.5m metal sphere mysteriously washed up on the shore in a coastal town in Japan… …and no one knows what it is ‘only that it isn’t about to explode’

“There's a catastrophic situation for the downstream area” The cooling of nuclear power plants, irrigation and clean drinking water will be impacted by the destruction of the Kherson dam, says hydrologist Arne Hartlieb. youtu.be/rvJgJj9S_8s

This thread gives a sense of what it's like to be a Ukrainian who reads English today.

People just trying to get through life, with the things they care about, their animals, the books they read, and Russia invades their country, occupies their region, and floods their city.

Far from global crises but near vital markets, the region has what the world needs right now. americasquarterly.org/article/a-rela…

Well, best comment would be: surprise..... roflmao

It's been four years since CEO Elon Musk first revealed the Cybertruck's polarizing, polygonal design and two years since Tesla failed to meet its initial delivery target. npr.org/2023/11/30/121…

A stunning image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep on an iceberg, by British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award. mastodon.cloud/@Infotheque/11…