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Moviegoers Are Shocked To Find Out Major Films Are Really Musicals

Recent movies feature characters bursting into song, a move that some viewers didn’t expect. ‘There was no warning.’

A New Solution for CO2 Emissions: Bury Them at Sea

Ship operators have designed a vessel to transport supercooled carbon and pump it into offshore wells for permanent storage

Struggling to Decorate a Narrow Room? 5 Design Pro Strategies

Even interior designers find long, squashed rooms irksome. But they’ve devised clever ways to make them more inviting and were happy to share.

Inside the High-Stakes World of Keeping Wordle Streaks Alive

Hiding in a bar bathroom stall on vacation. Persevering in a power outage. From Gordle to Brdl, people take heroic steps so they don’t miss playing games that reset daily. ‘I just had to.’

The Absolute Worst Outfits Ever Worn to a Job Interview

Headhunters share the wildest dress-code blunders they’ve ever witnessed

Your Healthspan Is as Important as Your Lifespan—and It’s Declining

Medical advances are turning fatal illnesses into chronic ones, and some health problems are hitting us earlier and more widely

The GOAT of Formula One Is Set for Move to Ferrari

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari after the coming season following 12 years at Mercedes

Is It Safe to Share Personal Information With a Chatbot?

Users may find it tempting to reveal health and financial information in conversations with AI chatbots. There are plenty of reasons to be cautious.

Why India Isn’t the New China

The country’s population surpassed China’s last year. But India’s path forward is likely to look very different from its neighbor’s.

The Reason the Office Isn’t Fun Anymore

RIP eavesdropping. Employees are now hiding out in privacy booths or empty conference rooms, turning workplaces into quiet zones. ‘It’s weird.’

The Trick to a Great Marriage: Vacation Without Your Partner

Retired women especially are planning more trips away from their significant others

What Your Friendships Need Is a Good Fight

Confronting a friend when they’ve hurt you can ultimately deepen your bond

Remembering a Friend, One Saved Voicemail at a Time

Mementos of a relationship can bring back memories and joy after a loved one has died

A Guide to the Middle East’s Growing Conflicts, in Six Maps

Violence from Lebanon to Iraq to the Red Sea all but amounts to an undeclared regional war, with Iran-backed militants fighting Israel and the U.S.

The Red Sea Conflict Is Scrambling Shipping. Europe Is Bearing the Brunt.

Europe is again on the front line of the latest geopolitical tensions, a development that threatens to widen the economic gap between it and the U.S.

At Least 12 U.N. Agency Employees Tied to Oct. 7 Attacks, Intelligence Reports Say

Around 10% of Palestinian aid agency’s 12,000 staff in Gaza have links to militants, according to intelligence dossier

He Warned of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine. Then He Was Thrown in a Russian Jail and Tortured

Now in exile in Boston and working for MIT, Andriy Tuz wonders if he will ever be able to go home again

Firefighters Used to Bet on Wildfires Easing at Night. Not Anymore.

Hotter, drier evenings in some locations present fresh challenge to firefighters, who must try new tactics to contain the blazes

The 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Workouts

Here’s how to avoid missteps on the timing and exercise types new and lapsed exercisers make

These Netflix Documentaries Are Hits. Scientists Hate Them.

‘Ancient Apocalypse’ and ‘Unknown: Cave of Bones’ circulate unverified science, many archaeologists say. Filmmakers defend their storytelling.