6-Across, Five Letters: Answers on “Jeopardy!”
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Getty Images This afternoon, the sun leaves brooding Scorpio and enters Sagittarius. The sign of the archer is spontaneous and adventurous, but also driven by a desire for experience and wisdom. During the next month — and especially today, as the sun gets a boost from powerful Pluto — think...
Photo: Intelligencer; John Herman In less than a decade, Chinese e-commerce sites have remade American shopping. A recent analysis by Salesforce found that apps such as Temu, Shein, AliExpress, and TikTok “will account for one in five purchases over the holiday season.” For Amazon, the largest American online retailer, these competitors have gone from a marginal...
Scientists have long observed black holes existing as part of binary systems, where a black hole pairs with a nearby object like a star, neutron star, or another black hole. These binary partners orbit each other, bound by the black hole’s gravity. However, a recent discovery is shaking up our...
The pursuit of a healthier world is not merely an aspiration—it is achievable within a generation. Recent advancements and bold strategies provide a roadmap for reducing premature deaths by half by 2050. This ambitious vision, known as the “50 by 50” goal, was articulated in the Lancet Commission’s Global Health...
Greenhouse gas emissions, primarily driven by fossil fuel combustion, have surged dramatically over recent decades. In 2022 alone, energy-related processes released 41.3 gigatons of CO2 equivalents, with carbon dioxide contributing nearly 89% of the total emissions. Amidst this alarming trend, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) heralded the “beginning...
