Month: April 2026

An anti-press president is coming to a pro-press dinner. What could go wrong?An anti-press president is coming to a pro-press dinner. What could go wrong?

Donald Trump attending the White House correspondents’ dinner could be awkward – and lead to blowback Last year, after the Trump White House cut off access for the Associated Press because the news organization refused to use the name Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico, debate raged about ...

I’ve made hundreds selling my clothes online: here are 5 tips for getting startedI’ve made hundreds selling my clothes online: here are 5 tips for getting started

Plus stylists’ picks for refreshing your wardrobe and your most-shopped items of April This story was originally published in the Filter US newsletter on buying fewer, better things. Sign up here to get early access to it Each week the Filter newsletter cuts through the noise to bring you smart, ...

Dyslexic thinking made me the scientist I am today. If we could harness its power, imagine what could be possible | Maggie AderinDyslexic thinking made me the scientist I am today. If we could harness its power, imagine what could be possible | Maggie Aderin

Progress has always been made by people who think differently. Neurodiversity helps us think outside the box – and when we do, the sky’s the limit One of my favourite pieces of scientific equipment is something called a retrospectroscope. I admit that it only exists in my imagination, but it ...

California’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish lineCalifornia’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish line

Unhindered by critics who called the $114m project ‘a bridge to nowhere’, a gigantic throughway allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completion Atop a gigantic wildlife bridge in California this week, butterflies filled the air. A red-tailed hawk sailed above as a slight breeze ruffled the ...

A Mysterious Golden Orb Was Discovered Under the Sea. We Finally Know What It Is.A Mysterious Golden Orb Was Discovered Under the Sea. We Finally Know What It Is.

bWelcome back to the Abstract! Here are the stories this week that battled rivals, devoured sharks, solved riddles, and left fingerprints in the sky. First, scientists chronicle the victories of a jousting champion unlike any other in all of history. Then: it turns out that krakens are real, the mystery ...