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A Boston textile heir spent 43 years and nearly his entire family fortune buying up land on a Maine island to give away — the parcels became Acadia, the first national park east of the Mississippi, and he died with almost nothing but the view
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (362+ words) George Bucknam Dorr belonged to exactly the class of American that does not, as a rule, die broke. Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit Where they summered, from his fifteenth year, was Mount Desert Island, on the coast of Maine. The…...
Blueberry seeds pulled out of five wolf scats in northern Minnesota germinated at 96 percent against 69 percent for seeds taken straight from the fruit, and half of them had sprouted by day 19 rather than day 26
1+ day, 52+ min ago (721+ words) The difference is real and the size of it is not settled: measured against the best of the study's three control batches, the advantage shrinks from 27 percentage points to five. By Natural History · Edited by Chris Jeremia Published September 12, 2026 · How…...
In 1900, Chicago engineers reversed the flow of an entire river to push the city's sewage away from Lake Michigan and down toward the Mississippi — St. Louis raced to the Supreme Court to stop it and lost, and the Chicago River still runs backward 126 years later
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (408+ words) A city's desperate bid to escape its own waste became an engineering marvel that still defies the laws of nature—and the fury of its downstream neighbors. Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit Chicago’s founding problem was plumbing. The city drew…...
Sweden imported nearly three million tonnes of other countries’ garbage in a single year and was paid roughly 373 kronor for every tonne it accepted — because its waste-to-energy plants burn what others throw away to help heat more than a million homes
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (430+ words) By Science Blog Editorial Team Published September 10, 2026 · How we edit Rubbish may be the only cargo in Europe where the sender pays the receiver and both parties walk away pleased. None of it is being bought. Sweden charges for the…...
A Child Remembers These Things About Their Grandparents Years After They Have Gone
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (58+ words) The moments that stick with us across decades aren't the ones grandparents plan for—they're the small, sensory details that signal unconditional love. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Graeme Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Follow Science Blog…...
Reasons the Middle Class Never Get Rich
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (58+ words) The wealthy don't just earn more—their money works differently, creating a widening gap that has little to do with discipline or smarts. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Graeme Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Follow Science Blog…...
Don't pretend to be someone you're not: the measurable cost of a false front, and where the line falls
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (60+ words) Authenticity isn't just nice to have—sustained pretending depletes your mental resources in measurable ways, but knowing when to hold back matters just as much. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Graeme Brown Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit Follow…...
Don't waste a crisis: the psychology of why disruption is a real, and short, window for change
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (65+ words) Never let a good crisis go to waste is usually said with a cynical wink, the slogan of politicians and executives who see an emergency as cover for whatever they wanted to do anyway. By Science Blog Editorial Team Published…...
The ocean’s blue does not come merely from reflecting the sky. Water preferentially absorbs red wavelengths, while blue light penetrates farther and scatters back toward our eyes—giving deep, clear water its characteristic colour.
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (813+ words) Selective absorption gives clear water its blue tint. Scattering, sky reflections, suspended material and shallow seabeds help determine the color we actually see. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit The sea can reflect…...
We’re travelling around Queensland and the water in this tiny outback town smells rather strange — but the science of what’s happening 500 metres beneath our feet is fascinating
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1425+ words) Published September 7, 2026 · How we edit We’re travelling around Queensland at the moment, and one of the things I love about travelling this way is that you never quite know what is going to make you curious. Sometimes it’s the landscape....