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Offensive Terms Are No Longer Exempt From Trademark Protection
A Supreme Court ruling affirms a reclaimed slur
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More People Are Forcibly Displaced Than Ever Before
New UN report paints a grim picture of the world’s refugees and migrants
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Renewables Generated Ten Percent of U.S. Energy In March
Longer days, stronger wind and reduced electricity demand helped green energy break double digits for the first time
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Canada’s New Two-Dollar Coins Glow in the Dark
The two-dollar coins celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary and include a scene with Northern Lights that really glow
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San Francisco Is Creating Its Own Governors Island
Treasure Island will turn into a major cultural destination under new, multi-billion dollar plan
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Endangered Balkan Lynx Kitten Photographed for the First Time in a Decade
There are less than 50 of these critically endangered cats left in the wild
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Germany Moves Forward with Controversial Monument to Reunification
The German Memorial to Freedom and Unity has a fraught history
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Climate Change Cuts Climate Change Study Short
Ironic? Yes. But it could be a new reality for scientists
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Art Installation Recreates the Smell of Cities Around the World
The Pollution Pod project emphasizes the unequal air quality divide between rich and poor cities
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Crowdfunding Project Aims to Put 200 Holocaust Diaries Online
Eyewitness accounts bring the brutal chapter in history to life
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Eagles Adopt—Not Attack—a Red-Tailed Hawk Chick
Bird lovers are watching with bated breath to see if the eagles will keep feeding the little guy or turn him into dinner
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Puerto Rico Will Seek Statehood Again
Successful referendum sets the stage for another statehood bid
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Indonesia’s Trying to Figure Out How Many Islands It Contains
And it’s really complicated
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Google Digitizes 3,000 Years of Fashion History
The massive “We Wear Culture Project” includes 30,000 online artifacts from over 180 institutions
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First-Ever Roma Cultural Institution Opens in Europe
It’s a step toward cultural inclusion for Europe’s largest minority group
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Newseum Ditches Headlines for a Day Without News
It’s a stark reminder of the journalists who’ve died doing their jobs
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Florence Cracks Down on Picnicking Sightseers
You can still eat in the city—but don’t do it on the white marble steps of the Basilica di Santa Croce
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Got Food Waste? Get Some Maggots
In just a few hours, these tiny crawlers can eat more than their weight in food
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Anthony Burgess’ Legendary Dictionary of Slang Lives
The author and linguist gave up the book after realizing how enormous the task of keeping up with slang would be
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China Turns On the World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
Floating on a lake over a collapsed coal mine, the power station in Anhui province can produce 40 megawatts of energy
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