At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> 35: Percentage of American singles opting for coffee over dinner dates.
> 141: Approximate age of the San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, Gramma the Galápagos tortoise.

Browse
> Time magazine's top 100 photos of 2025.
> ... and a telescope in Chile captures a cosmic butterfly.
> Meet "Wendy" of Wendy's burger chain.
> The rise of the dad clubs.
> Butt shape can reveal signs of aging and diabetes.

Listen
> Can KFC stage a comeback in the fried chicken wars?

Watch
> Only 2% of every tree is alive. Here's how.
> Why a mile-high skyscraper is nearly impossible.
> An unusual slug figured out how to hijack photosynthesis.

Long Read
> History of the American kitchen. (w/poll)
> Crash course in self-help guides to better conversations.
> Boomers are passing down money, and way too much stuff.

Most Clicked This Week: A 1982 physics joke gave birth to the emoticon.

Historybook: "Chronicles of Narnia" author CS Lewis born (1898); Warren Commission is established to investigate President Kennedy's assassination (1963); Social activist Dorothy Day dies (1980); The Beatles guitarist George Harrison dies (2001).