Cash-strapped Florida Keys plans to raise streets rather than abandon ship

Photo: The neighborhood of Stillwright Point in Key Largo, Florida. Photograph: Saul Martinez/The Guardian 24 June 2021 | Oliver Milman | The Guardian Long famed for its spectacular fishing, sprawling coral reefs and literary residents such as Ernest Hemingway, the Florida Keys is […]

‘Inanimate occupants’ Zohar and Helga to be sacrificed in mission to the moon

Photo: NASA will send three inanimate occupants, like this one, to the moon on Artemis I to help measure radiation and vibration. Photo courtesy of NASA 24 June 2021 | Paul Brinkmann | UPI ORLANDO, Fla., June 24 (UPI) — NASA’s […]

U.S. opens $500 million fund for relatives of Boeing 737 MAX victims

Photo: FILE – Demonstrators hold pictures of plane crash victims during a vigil on the six-month anniversary of the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia, which led to the grounding of the planes worldwide, in Washington, Sept. 10, […]

Forget ‘IQ’ – Cognitive Flexibility is the key to learning

Photo: Einstein thought imagination was crucial. Robert and Talbot Trudeau/Flickr, CC BY-NC How we learn is -or should be- in a constant state of flux. 23 June 2021 | Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Victoria Leong | The Conversation IQ is often hailed as […]

Felicia Simion: Surreal Self-Portraits Using Full-Body Costumes

Inspired by artists such as René Magritte or Constantin Brâncuș, Felicia Simion creates surreal self-portraits using full-body costumes 20 June 2021 | Felicia Simion | 121Clicks Inspired by artists such as René Magritte or Constantin Brâncuși, I create surreal self-portraits […]

‘Natural’ disasters are due to societal failures

Photo: Not everyone finds it equally easy to follow government guidelines. Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA-EFE, FAL The term “natural disaster”: it’s a misnomer. Disasters occur due to societal failures, not nature. Here are six things we can do now. 21 June 2021 | Ilan […]

Watch: Caitríona Lagan, 15, plays ‘all the instruments in her Irish band’

BBC Ireland Caitríona Lagan is an All-Ireland champion musician from Castledawson, County Londonderry. The 15-year-old plays five instruments – banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and mandola. During lockdown she began posting videos on social media showcasing her wide-ranging musical talent. “I […]