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Are you drinking water all wrong? Here’s what you need to know about hydrating. This summer’s extreme heat has many wondering if there are better ways to address hydration. These are the considerations worth making. Water can be bought in … Continue reading →

Frozen Food’s New Wave The freezer can now be an arsenal of taste. By Meghan McCarron Illustration by Lauren Martin / The Jacky Winter Group February 18, 2025  THE ATLANTIC In the 1990s, my childhood frozen-food dinners seemed precision-engineered for disappointment: … Continue reading →

How to take great photos at night With the right tools and a plan of action, anyone can capture the beauty of the moon and stars at night. Let professional photographer Keith Ladzinski show you how. A “wolf moon” hovers … Continue reading →

The Great Salt Shake-Up Why has kosher salt replaced table salt in American pantries? By Ellen Cushing Illustration by Tim Lahan March 8, 2025, 8 AM ET THE ATLANTIC  When I was a child, in the 1990s, there was only one kind … Continue reading →

PAUL DIRAC (1902-1984) Raised in humbler circumstances than his posh Georgian predecessor, Paul Dirac grew up in Brighton, the son of a librarian and a tyrannical, strict French teacher. His classmates remember him as a tall, quiet, “un-English-looking” boy in unfashionable … Continue reading →

The demise of foreign aid offers an opportunity Donors should focus on what works. Much aid currently does not March 8th 2025 THE ECONOMIST  IT is a “criminal organisation”, says Elon Musk. It is “run by a bunch of radical lunatics”, … Continue reading →

The secret to a healthy gut is simpler than you think Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. Here’s how a colorful plate feeds the bacteria that help your body thrive. New research shows … Continue reading →

A tiny island country is selling citizenship for $105,000 to save itself from rising seas By Laura Paddison, CNN Updated 7:14 AM EST, Wed March 5, 2025  A beach in Ewa on the Pacific island of Nauru, on September 2, 2018. … Continue reading →

What were Neanderthals really like—and why did they go extinct? These ancient hominids, who disappeared 40,000 years ago, were once thought to be brutish. But recent discoveries have hinted they were more like us than we thought. This reconstruction of … Continue reading →

The Putinization of America Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation. By Garry Kasparov Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. February 28, 2025 ATLANTIC MAGAZINE  We are barely a month into the second presidential term of Donald Trump and … Continue reading →