Investors increase their exuberance as S&P 500 sees best day since June
U.S. stocks jumped across the board on Monday and the S&P 500 had its best day since June 5, as…
See Inside a Beautiful New Coffee-Table Book Celebrating 50 Leading Artists and Curators of Color
In her new coffee table book We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World, Jasmin Hernandez wants to…
The Curators of the US Capitol Art Collection Say They Need $25,000 to Fix Paintings and Statues Damaged in the January Attack
A US House of Representatives subcommittee will hear testimony today, February 24, from the architect of the Capitol and the…
Marine Archaeologists Have Uncovered an Ancient Shipwreck Filled With Treasures Off the Coast of Greece
Archaeologists conducting research in the Aegean Sea have discovered a rare ancient Roman shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Kasos.…
Inauguration Day dashboard
Joe Biden’s inauguration and the days right after will bring a rat-tat-tat burst of climate policy moves, but keep this…
Despite appearances, this government isn’t really Keynesian, as its budget update shows
It is tempting to think the Australian government’s decision to spend big – bigger than ever before, an unprecedented 33%…
Coachella Officials Have Rejected a Proposal for an Ambitious Desert X Artwork, Claiming It Would ‘Exploit’ Local Plight for Tourism
Desert X, Southern California’s Coachella Valley art biennial, has always confronted environmental themes head on, using the harsh desert landscape…
A New Book Makes the Case That Fantasy Art Is America’s Least Understood Fine-Art Form—See the Wild Images Here
Dragons, sexy maidens, and epic sword fights are getting the fine-art treatment in Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, Taschen’s new 532-page…
Indonesia’s Peats Restoration Agency gets an extension despite falling to hit its target: what are the hurdles and next strategies?
Despite falling short of its target, Indonesia’s Peatland Restoration Agency is likely to continue its work to rehabilitate the country’s…
A Billboard Company Has Canceled the Display of an Artist’s Mural of George Floyd, Set to Go Up in Minneapolis, for Depicting ‘Violence’
Billboard company Clear Channel Outdoor has pulled the plug on an artist’s billboard in Minneapolis depicting the death of George…
The Paris Agreement 5 years on: big coal exporters like Australia face a reckoning
On Saturday, more than 70 global leaders came together at the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit, marking the fifth anniversary of…
Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Radicle’ Typo Has Twitter Users In Stitches
Like father, like son. President Donald Trump is well known for a Twitter typo or ten and Donald Trump Jr.…
Stranded at sea: the humanitarian crisis that’s left 400,000 seafarers stuck on cargo ships
It has been rightly described as a humanitarian crisis and a modern form of forced labour. In the early months…
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but that could end with warming and development
Peatlands are a type of wetland where dead plant material doesn’t fully decompose because it’s too soggy. In these ecosystems,…
A better way for billionaires who want to make massive donations to benefit society
Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, announced on Instagram in November 2020 that he was giving 16 organizations a total…
Canada’s new climate plan: Q&A about Bill C-12
On Nov. 19, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson unveiled what was billed as a “Net-Zero Emissions Plan.” What we got is…
Ottawa’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies
Last week, the federal government released its long awaited plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Bill C-12,…
How ‘net-zero’ and ‘passive’ houses can cut carbon emissions — and energy bills
From the street, you wouldn’t be able to tell a net-zero or passive house from any other recently built home.…