There’s an eerie and incredibly rare phenomenon witnessed by few that has long puzzled scientists: ball lightning. These flashes, which typically appear in the evenings during thunderstorms and look like small, bright spheres, have gone mostly unexplained aside from some theories. But now, using some of the most mind-bending physics around, physicists think that they’ve recreated […]

PRAGUE — Tens of thousands of Slovaks marched in a national rally Friday to honor journalist Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend, who were shot dead as Kuciak was working on a story about the influence of the Italian mafia in Slovakia. In the capital of Bratislava, President Andrej Kiska asked a crowd estimated at 20,000 […]

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Surface hosted the 42nd installment of its Design Dialogues series. This edition featured Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, alongside Paula Scher, partner at Pentagram Design, and took place at the MoMA Design Store in SoHo. The conversation, moderated by Surface editor-in-chief Spencer Bailey, focused on the connection between hospitality and design—specifically their […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Climbers on North America’s tallest mountain may have to start packing out more of their poop after a researcher determined a glacier in which much of it has been dumped over the past decade probably is not decomposing the human waste. Michael Loso, a glacier geologist, calculates that 36,000 climbers between […]

This month, explore fitness-related comedy shows, wellness talks, and more. BY RATHA TEP STYLE March 1st, 2018 Being up to date on all things health and wellness is social and cultural currency these days, which is why we started the Furthermore book club. Now, we’re introducing an events calendar to help high performers stay on top of the best new lecture […]

In 2015 we were presented the first feature film by Alex Garland in Ex Machina starred Oscar Isaacs, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander. The film is an exploration of the Turing Test and how the philosophical ideas that we predispose ourselves to can be applied to artificial intelligence. The film blended existential horror with an aspect of […]

The FBI has begun to investigate Ivanka Trump’s business dealings, along with the financing of the year-old Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, CNN reported Thursday night. The network said it is not yet clear “why investigators are examining this particular deal.” Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were on hand for […]

The decision to host the first-ever Travel MarketPlace in Vancouver proved successful when over 250 travel agents, 25 speakers and more than 50 exhibitors turned out yesterday to attend the educational and professional programming event. Wendy Paradis, president of ACTA, addressed attendees in the opening session, noting how busy agents are right now. “We know […]

After the real-life disaster at last year’s Oscars, the Academy feels the best way to make sure the proper people accept the award for Best Picture — bring back the ones who screwed it up … because TMZ has learned Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway will do the honors again!!! Our Oscar sources tell us Warren and Faye both […]

However, to find food for their chicks, adult penguins must venture to an ocean boundary known as the Antarctic Polar Front, where cold Antarctic waters meet and sink beneath warmer waters from mid-latitude regions. And while king penguins, the second largest penguin species, can swim a 400-mile round trip during that time, they are traveling farther and farther from their nests on the islands near Antarctica, […]