People love celebrating the star player, the standout entrepreneur, the individual talent who seems to carry a whole team on their back. Travis Kelce, the NFL tight end, pushed back on that picture directly. “If you don’t care about the guy next to you, one, you’re a terrible teammate,” he said. “Two, you’re never gonna…

PC: Andante de Mozart (1er violon et basse) et Mlle de Guînes (2e violon) p. 10 du manuscrit – © Élie Ludwig / BnF For generations, music historians worked on the assumption that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s surviving manuscripts had been mapped with extraordinary precision. Fresh discoveries were expected to involve forgotten copies, letters or fragments…

When Mud Mountain Dam was completed in 1948 along Washington State’s White River, its purpose was straightforward. The earthen structure was built to reduce flooding across downstream communities, protecting homes, businesses and farmland from damaging seasonal flows. Fish passage existed from the beginning, but it reflected the engineering standards of another era. As salmon populations…

Credit: Erik Karits from Pexels Hummingbird hawkmoths may have their own version of being left-handed or right-handed, using one preferred eye and one side of their long feeding tube together to search flowers for nectar.The discovery, made by a team of biologists at the University of Konstanz, shows how creatures with small brains save mental…

Iran’s secret oil money network scandal widens as billions go missing, 15 Interpol notices sought Iran’s shadowy oil revenue network has come under the radar after officials revealed that intermediaries handling state funds had misappropriated billions, with some fleeing the country, Iran International reported.The controversy has brought renewed attention to the system of “trusties” —…

Kangaroo Island free from feral pigs after successful eradication program In 1802, a French explorer released pigs on Kangaroo Island as a food supply for passing sailors; 224 years later, Australia has officially removed the last of them.Kangaroo Island has been declared completely free of feral pigs, making it the largest island anywhere in the…

Netflix executive sues the company for firing him based on what he said at a company outing earlier this year. A Netflix executive has sued the company after being fired on the basis of what he said at a company retreat earlier this year. New York Post reported that Kevin Baillie said in his lawsuit…

A unique collection of items linked to KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders will be auctioned in Kentucky on July 28 Fans of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) have a chance to own an extreemely significant part of the brand’s history. A large collection of items linked to the company’s founder, Colonel Harland Sanders, is set to…

Paramount-Warner Bros. $111 billion merger: Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to block deal, warn of job losses and fewer films Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have called on the UK government to block the proposed $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning that the deal could cause “immense…