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Wildfire smoke makes some trees hold their breath, researchers find
When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But what happens to trees and other plants that can’t escape?They may respond a...
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The main characters of the Olympics, according to the internet
Athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics are competing for the highest honors across more than 300 events and 45 sports, from diving and gymnastics to surfing and even breakdancing. But there’s another,...
View Article9 ways to turn team challenges into opportunities
Life throws curveballs. It’s inevitable. But what if those curveballs weren’t just challenges, but opportunities in disguise? Instead of feeling defeated, what if you could transform challenges into...
View ArticleI did almost every job in my company. Here’s how it made me a better leader
One of my best pieces of advice when you’re first starting out as a leader is to gain as much insight into as many roles and responsibilities in your company as possible. Better still: actually assume...
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An octopus could hold the secret to protecting your skin from the sun
If you take a trip to Maui, you won’t be able to buy—or use—chemical sunscreens while you’re there. The island was one of the first to ban all of the products, in 2022, after lab studies suggested...
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Pottery Barn just updated some of its most popular furniture to make it more...
It can be scary getting older. Not because of the wrinkles or gray hair, or even the knee and hip pain. I’m talking about the furniture. For anyone facing a mobility issue, interior design choices...
View ArticleCarShield to pay $10M to settle deceptive ads for auto warranty plans, FTC says
CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said. Many...
View Article80% of managers say they use layoffs as a soft firing, and not for cost-cutting
Technically, layoffs occur because a company is cost-cutting or restructuring, and not through the fault of an employee. Firing occurs because an employee is at fault. But while layoffs are...
View ArticleWhy Vermont keeps flooding, according to experts
Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling...
View ArticleMichigan Supreme Court reinstates minimum wage and sick leave laws
The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a victory for low-wage workers. In a 4-3 decision,...
View ArticleFed holds interest rates steady, but a cut could be coming in September
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said policymakers may be ready to reduce borrowing costs as soon as their next meeting in...
View ArticleGoogle is making it easier to remove sexually explicit deepfakes from search
Google is joining the growing number of companies standing up to sexually explicit deepfakes. The Alphabet division has made it easier for users to report nonconsensual imagery found in search...
View ArticleHow this Nebraska activist is making sure rural America gets in on the...
Nebraska-based organizer and activist Jane Kleeb believes rural America is where the nation’s green energy future will be built. She just wants to make sure that rural Americans are engaged,...
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‘Parable of the Sower’ was written in 1993, but the Octavia Butler classic...
On July 20, 2024, Lauren Olamina turned 15. Or, at least, she did in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The 1993 dystopian classic recounts the life and times of a Black girl who shares the...
View ArticleGen Z might be ditching college, but parents still think it’s worth the cost
College tuitions have skyrocketed. In the past two decades, university fees have increased by over 38%, and in-state tuition has jumped by 56%. Increasingly, Gen Z has started to question the value of...
View ArticleAI models lean left when it comes to politically charged questions
Large language models (LLMs) like those powering OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude chatbots tend to produce responses aligned with left-of-center political beliefs, according...
View ArticleHow your quest to get more done might be causing more anxiety
A lot of us want to learn how to get more done in a day. It’s why posts on productivity are among Fast Company‘s most popular. According to a Human Workplace Index survey of 3,000 full-time employees...
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How fast can a car go from 0 to 60? It really doesn’t matter
Seventy years ago, British carmaker Austin-Healey sought to wow the public with its “100” sports car model. The company presented its pitch in a 1955 magazine advertisement that promised “light,...
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The best—and worst—Olympic mascots of all time
Regardless of whether you’re watching volleyball, table tennis, swimming, or sailing, one thing unites every event at the Olympic Games: its official mascot. This year, you’ve probably seen some...
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Britney Spears is the unexpected muse of a new skateboard collaboration
The best Britney Spears collabs bring together the most distinctive parts of her pop star persona with something new, like the funky coed remix of her 2001 song “Boys” with Pharrell Williams or her...
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