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Progress on the science of menstruation—at last
The Economist· 6 days agoIn 77AD, Pliny the Elder claimed that contact with menstrual blood would turn crops barren and drive dogs mad. A medieval medical text warned that the...
Australia Giant Lendlease Sells US, UK Assets—With One Deal Done
Engineering News-Record· 6 days agoIn an announcement May 27 through the Australian Stock Exchange, Sydney-based developer and...
Federal agency modifying a Rio Grande stretch to improve water flow
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 1—The Rio Grande has been reshaped by nature and humans, and now a portion flowing through the middle valley is about to be altered again. A four-mile stretch of the river running past ...
He frolicked in forests as a kid. Now he's saving them from a coal mine plan
NPR· 5 days agoIn October that year, the villagers, upset by the government's actions, organized a widely reported...
What prehistoric creatures roamed Chicago?
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 5 days agoIf you want to see dinosaur bones in Chicago, the obvious choice is to hit up the Field Museum. A group of third and fourth graders from Urban Prairie...
The Ingenious New Horror Movie That Reinvents the Slasher
Slate· 5 days agoDoing something new with the slasher subgenre in horror is like reanimating a corpse—possible (at...
How Dune 2 Meticulously Brought Paul Atreides' First Sandworm Ride To Life - SlashFilm
/Film· 3 days agoAs far as adaptations of Frank Herbert's book goes, this is the best one. A big highlight of the...
Crane's Craft BBQ brings Central Texas to the Big Country
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"It was was very advantageous for me to have to slow down, and stop and pay attention to a fire and...
Daywatch: What to know about Donald Trump’s conviction
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGood morning, Chicago. Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial but the fight over the case is far from over. Now comes ...
An Idaho school district banned books. Here’s what a student did at her graduation
The Idaho Statesman· 6 days agoThe West Ada School District removed 10 books from its libraries earlier in the school year.