Tucked away in the vast hills and deep lakes near Zürich, Switzerland, and in the Canadian wilderness surrounding Vancouver, Rykka has been writing feverishly and honing her next sound. Change has been a constant for the multitalented songwriter, who started as an acoustic folk artist under her name

Passing Through by Kristian Ulrich Larsen. The text used for the narration of “Passing Through” is part of a speech Serbia scientist and inventor Nicola Tesla delivered in 1893 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Though today less known than figures like Edison and Einstein, Tesla was more o

Squirrels - the acrobats of the animal world - are helping scientists develop ever more agile smart robots. Engineers have got to the bottom of the split-second thinking of the bushy-tailed rodents. It enables them to leap and land - from the sturdiest wall to the flimsiest branch. The breakthrough...

All around Parkland, Florida, a gun violence stricken community, we honor the 17 victims in this video as well as we support the survivors who are trying to make sense of a tragedy that had no logic. The shooting took place in South Florida, Braward County on Valentine's Day 2018.

The 50 Most Powerful People Coming Out in 2012. "The fact is, I'm gay." Anderson Cooper's long-awaited announcement sums what it meant to come out in 2012. Again and again we heard the same sentiment — from pop singer Mika's equally anticipated confirmation, "If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah," to

The University of Tel Aviv: for the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University recorded and analyzed sounds distinctly emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, similar to the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume similar to human speech, but at high frequencies, beyond the h

Check out the winners of the 4th annual International Drone Photography Contest organized by Dronestagram with the support of National Geographic.

An affecting documentary in which one young person charts their first year on testosterone as they transition to becoming the person they truly are. “For me being trans is a big part of who I am but I wouldn’t want to be born cis,” he said. “I’ve learned so much and I think I’ve had a lot more exper

Sofika Zielyk, a Ukrainian-American ethnographer and artist, tells the story of pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs. Her exhibition, The Pysanka: A Symbol Of Hope, at the Ukrainian American Institute is collecting eggs to show support for Ukraine.

Watch the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope—the most powerful space telescope ever made. This mission is scheduled to lift off at 7:20 a.m. EST (12:20 UTC), Dec. 25, 2021, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. With revolutionary technology, Webb will observe a pa