Liftoff at Dawn: A Cargo Rocket Heads for the Space Station
The launch window opens just after sunrise, and the crew in orbit are waiting on fresh supplies...
By Samir Haddad ·
World now
In Pictures: The Week the Climate Strikes Went Global
In Pictures: Festivals That Light Up the Year
In Pictures: When the Water Comes In
In Pictures: Snow Sculptures, Marathons and the Final Sprint
In Pictures: The Afternoon the Sun Went Dark
In Pictures: When the Earth Opens Up
In Pictures: The Summer the Smoke Came to Town
In Pictures: The Crews Who Fight Fire
What Does a Diplomat Actually Do All Day?
Why Turnout Usually Falls in a Midterm
In Pictures: Harvest Time in the Wine Towns
The Atlantic Storm Season Ends With a Record Nobody Predicted
Forecasters counted more rapidly strengthening storms than in any year on file. Coastal towns are...
By Sofia Marchetti ·
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America Votes: What to Watch as the Midterm Polls Close
All 435 House seats, 35 Senate races and 36 governorships are on the ballot. Here is how to read the...
By Daniel Osei
In Pictures: The Week the Climate Strikes Went Global
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Live desk
Books
Translators Are Finally Getting Their Names on the Cover
A quiet campaign has changed how international fiction is sold, and sales appear to be following.
By Nora Whitlock
The Poster Is Back, and It Has Never Been Bolder
By Lena Kovac
Why Every Young Pianist Is Practising Satie Again
By Nora Whitlock
The Long Goodbye of Night Shift
By Felix Adeyemi
Podcasts
Ep. 88 · 52 min
A Conversation With the World's Last Globe Maker
Ep. 41 · 34 min
The Quiet Novel Is Having a Very Loud Year
Ep. 63 · 38 min
Tiny Plates Are Over. Long Live the Big Shared Pot
Ep. 27 · 29 min
A Winter With the Starlings
Ep. 35 · 44 min
A Slow Boat Down the Mekong
Ep. 87 · 47 min
What a Crossword Setter Knows About the Human Mind
Ep. 40 · 31 min
Translators Are Finally Getting Their Names on the Cover
Ep. 62 · 36 min
A Cheesemaker's Year in Twelve Wheels
Ep. 26 · 25 min
Counting Waders on the Dee Estuary
Ep. 34 · 42 min
Walking the Camino Without Any Baggage
Ep. 19 · 22 min
What to Do With a Racing Mind at 3 a.m.
Ep. 86 · 55 min
Forty Years of Fixing Violins
The Hotel Dining Room Is Good Again
Long dismissed as a last resort for tired executives, hotel restaurants are suddenly where the chefs want to be.
By Tom Rasmussen
A Cider Revival Is Coming, and It Is Bone Dry
By Ines Duarte
The Only Apple Cake You Need This Season
By Ines Duarte
The Case for the Very Boring Coffee
By Ines Duarte
On Walking Home the Long Way
A short defence of the unnecessary detour, and of a mind left to its own devices.
By Clara Voss
Technology
Your Old Laptop Has Years Left In It
By Jonah Pike
The Right to Repair Has Come to Your Kitchen
By Jonah Pike
Science
The Comet That Came From Another Star
By Samir Haddad
Why Your Memory of Last Summer Is Probably Wrong
By Samir Haddad
The Deep-Sea Cameras Finding Life We Never Imagined
By Samir Haddad
Our Writers
The Great Salmon Leap Is On, Just
For a few weeks each autumn, fish fling themselves up waterfalls. Watching it never grows old.
By Maeve Sullivan
A Perfect Day on the Pembrokeshire Coast
Sea cliffs, seal pups and the best crab sandwich in Wales, in one eleven-mile circuit.
By Marcus Bell
The Allotment Waiting List Is Longer Than Ever
Young renters are queuing for years to grow their own, and councils are getting creative about space.
By Maeve Sullivan
Fungi After Rain
A wet week in a Scottish birch wood produced thirty-eight species and a very happy mycologist.
By Maeve Sullivan
A Balcony Is a Garden
Growing food and flowers with four square metres, a lot of pots and a very forgiving attitude.
By Maeve Sullivan
The Last Swallow of the Year
There's always one straggler, and every autumn someone is out with binoculars waiting to see it go.
By Maeve Sullivan
In this week's issue
In Praise of Being Slightly Bored
By Clara Voss
Following the Moon's Shadow Across Iceland
By Marcus Bell
The Dumbphone Is the Most Desirable Gadget of 2026
By Jonah Pike
A Winter With the Starlings
By Maeve Sullivan
The Suburb Is Interesting Again
City centres have lost some of their pull. Is it time we started taking the edge of town seriously?
By Marcus Bell
Rent the Dress, Keep the Memory
By Priya Raman
A Wool Blanket From a Mill That Refused to Close
By Lena Kovac
Living Above the Shop Is Back
By Lena Kovac
Why Paris Went Quiet This Season
By Priya Raman
The Week Ahead
Collagen Powder: A Costly Cup of Protein?
Skin, joints and hair: the claims are big. The independent evidence is noticeably smaller.
By Hana Mori
Your Phone Isn't the Whole Problem
A thoughtful look at why a digital detox rarely lasts, and what seems to work a bit better.
By Hana Mori
Sleeping in a Greek Monastery's Former Guesthouse
Stone walls, a very narrow bed and the best breakfast in the Cyclades, without the Santorini crowds.
