The Earth's Core Is as Hot as the Surface of the Sun
But the sun's surface isn't all that hot, at least compared with its atmosphere. More »
Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.
But the sun's surface isn't all that hot, at least compared with its atmosphere. More »
Two countries -- Brazil and Russia -- stand out for their increased policing of content online. More »
Listen to the voice of the man who brought our modern age of long-distance communication into being. More »
When confronted with the story of Shakuntala Devi there's one question everyone asks: "How does she do it?" More »
You better sit down for this one. More »
Today the Sunlight Foundation unveils Churnalism, which will compare any text online to a corpus of corporate, government, and other promotional content. More »
Three questions with the project's executive director More »
The 21st century hasn't just collapsed geographical distances, but distances of time as well, making history easier than ever to access. More »
"I was inspired by the kindness and trust I think the spreadsheet represents." More »
For years people have been urged to create a social-media will for themselves. Now Google has made doing so very easy. More »
This morning at 3:16 AM Eastern time a spot on the sun exploded in a M6.5 flare. More »
Appreciating the massive, 100,000-person effort to steadfastly mind our literary commons More »
The modern slave trade requires a modern system to combat it, and the tech giant wants to help. More »
With a long exposure and a flashlight, Jacques Domenge brings out the surreal beauty of the cherry trees after the crowds have gone. More »
This video needs no introduction. Just blow it up to full screen and enjoy. More »
A fascinating documentary looks at how the Internet and 3D printing complicate the gun control debate. More »
A project co-opts classic Italian art to challenge Europe's xenophobia. More »
On the day of his father's death, Daniel Drucker found a .txt file full of punchlines to his dad's jokes but the jokes needed to be supplied. The Internet rose to the occasion. More »
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