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Nearly a third of the world's tallest building is a spire nobody can use.The Burj Khalifa in Dubai rises 828 metres. But its top 244 metres is a steel spire with almost no usable space, which one study said could be a skyscraper on its own. Without it,…
Nearly all the world's oil and every scrap of coal sit in sedimentary rockOver millions of years, sagging patches of Earth's crust fill with layer upon layer of sediment, sometimes almost 20 kilometres thick. These sedimentary basins hold virtually all …
Nearly every animal you know shares one ancient body planBilateria includes over ninety-eight percent of known animal species—everything from worms to whales built around a head, tail, and left-right symmetry. Yet scientists still canno…
Nearly every child meets rotavirus before age fiveRotaviruses are the leading cause of severe diarrhoea in infants and toddlers. Almost every child worldwide is infected at least once by five; later bouts weaken. Ruth Bishop’s te…
Nearly every insect you meet descends from the winged experimentPterygota—“winged”—is the insect subclass holding all winged insects and lineages that secondarily lost wings, about 99.9% of insect species. Only jumping bristletails and silverf…
Nearly every male Thoroughbred descends from one Arabian stallion imported in 1704Every modern Thoroughbred traces back to three stallions shipped to England between the 1680s and 1729. One genetic study found that about 95 percent of male Thoroughbreds carry t…
Nearly every microprocessor ever made hides inside a machine rather than a computerIn 2009 an estimated 98 percent of all microprocessors produced went into embedded systems, not desktops or laptops. These are small dedicated computers buried in washing machines…
Nearly every vine in Europe now grows on American rootsIn the late 19th century a tiny American aphid called phylloxera chewed through the roots of Europe's vineyards. Almost every vine had to be replaced by grafting onto resistant Am…
Nearly five decades after the first Earth Day, how has our planet actually changed?Since the inaugural Earth Day in 1970, the world has undergone dramatic shifts. While human population has doubled and carbon dioxide emissions have surged by a factor of 2.4, env…
Nearly half of all the world's land drains into the Atlantic OceanFollow any raindrop downhill and it ends up somewhere specific. For about 48.7 percent of Earth's land, that somewhere is the Atlantic, fed by rivers from the Great Lakes to the N…
Nearly half of this Florida city is actually covered by water, not land.Auburndale, Florida, is defined by its unusual geography. While it sits in the Central Florida Highlands, nearly 44% of its total area is water. Originally founded as a refuge fro…
Nearly half of this Florida county is water, shaping its history and landscapeFranklin County, Florida, is a unique coastal region where water covers nearly 48 percent of the total area. From its role as a World War II training ground to its current status …
Nearly half of this historic Long Island village is actually covered by waterSea Cliff, New York, is a unique village where Victorian architecture meets the shoreline. While it is famous for its nineteenth-century resort homes, nearly 45 percent of its tot…
Nearly nine in ten American pupils attend a public schoolTaxpayer-funded schooling is close to universal worldwide, yet the words used for it shift from country to country. Americans say public school, Canadians fund Catholic separate s…
Nearly one in four global deaths are linked to the environment you inhabit dailyYour health is not just a product of your genetics or personal choices. From the air you breathe to the neighborhood you live in, environmental factors dictate a massive portion o…
Nearly one-third of all amphibian species are currently facing the threat of extinction.Frogs and other amphibians are vanishing at an alarming rate worldwide. This video explores the critical reasons behind their decline and explains why these creatures are essentia…
Nearly one-third of the world's elderly population lives with depressionA systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies involving 57,486 older adults found that the average prevalence of depression in the elderly is approximately 31.74%. The resea…- Nearly one-third of this Texas county is submerged under water, shaping its unique landscape.Chambers County, Texas, is defined by its relationship with the water. While it serves as a key part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, 31% of its total surface area is cov…
Nebraska is the only triply landlocked state in the entire United StatesNebraska is a land of extremes, from the humid continental east to the semi-arid western panhandle. Known for its unique unicameral legislature and non-partisan elections, the sta…
Nebraska's 2024 Senate special election marked a rare moment in state political historyWhen Ben Sasse resigned his Senate seat in 2023, it triggered a unique political chain reaction in Nebraska. The resulting special election, held on November 5, 2024, was the firs…
Nebraska's 2026 Gubernatorial Race: A Test of Long-Standing Republican Dominance in the StateOn November 3, 2026, Nebraska voters will head to the polls to decide the state's next governor. Incumbent Republican Jim Pillen is seeking a second term, facing a challenge from …
Nebraska's largest county is a vast, rural expanse larger than several U.S. statesSpanning nearly 6,000 square miles, Cherry County is the biggest county in Nebraska. This Sandhills region is so expansive that it exceeds the total area of Rhode Island, Delaware…
Nebuchadnezzar's own inscriptions boast about buildings, not the wars that made him infamousIn Jewish history Nebuchadnezzar II is the king who destroyed Jerusalem and carried its people into exile. Yet his own inscriptions talk mostly about temples, palaces and the Isht…
Nebulae are the cosmic nurseries and graveyards where stars begin and end their lives.The Hubble Space Telescope has captured hundreds of images of nebulae, the vast clouds of dust and gas that define the life cycle of stars. From the intense gravitational pressure…
Necklacing: The brutal history of a lethal form of mob-enforced summary executionNecklacing is a gruesome method of execution involving a petrol-drenched tyre placed around a victim's chest and arms before being set alight. Emerging in South Africa during the …
Necropolitics: When the State Decides Who Lives, Who Dies, and Who Simply ExistsBeyond the traditional state power to protect life, necropolitics describes how political systems dictate death. It transforms vast populations into the living dead, stripping the…
Nectar drinkers whose females need blood for eggsTabanidae—horse flies and deer flies—are agile daytime biters on every continent save polar wastes and some islands. Males sip nectar with weak mouthparts; females wield paired cu…
Need for Speed: Carbon brought high-stakes canyon racing to the iconic street racing franchise.Released in 2006, this tenth installment of the Need for Speed series shifted the focus from individual rivalries to crew-based territory control. By introducing dangerous canyon …
Need to curse a rival or control crocodiles? Roman Egypt had a ritual for that.This video explores the occult practices of Roman Egypt, detailing four specific methods for summoning demons. It offers a glimpse into how ancient inhabitants sought to influence…
Nefertari: The Egyptian Queen who wielded diplomatic power and divine statusNefertari was far more than a royal consort to Ramesses the Great. A highly educated diplomat who corresponded with Hittite royalty, she held unique priestly titles and was deifie…
Nefertiti's name was a whole sentence: the beautiful one has comeOne of the most copied artworks from ancient Egypt is the painted bust of a queen whose own origins remain a mystery. Nefertiti helped her husband Akhenaten overturn Egypt's relig…
Negation is more than just saying no; it is a fundamental logical operationIn logic, negation is a unary operator that flips truth values, turning true into false and vice versa. While it seems simple, its behavior changes depending on the system you use…
Negotiation is not just about winning; it is about expanding the total value available.Most people view negotiation as a zero-sum battle for a fixed slice of the pie. However, expert negotiators know that success lies in creating value for everyone involved. By mast…
Nehru called himself a mere prime minister before M. S. Subbulakshmi, a queen of musicAt eleven she sang in a temple hall in Tiruchirappalli; in 1966 she was the first Indian ever to take the stage before the UN General Assembly. M. S. Subbulakshmi went on to be th…
Nehru spent over nine years in British jails before leading IndiaBetween 1921 and 1945 Jawaharlal Nehru was locked up eight separate times, adding up to more than nine years behind bars. The man who emerged became India's first prime minister a…
Neighboring iron and nickel atoms work together to boost carbon dioxide reductionResearchers have developed a new catalyst featuring pairs of iron and nickel single atoms on nitrogen-doped carbon. This dual-atom setup demonstrated significantly improved perfor…
Neijiang: From Medieval Salt Hub to the Sugar Capital of Sichuan ProvinceNestled between Chengdu and Chongqing, Neijiang has reinvented itself repeatedly. Once a vital medieval salt-producing center, this prefecture-level city is now known as the sugar…
Neil Diamond lived on 35 cents a day before writing hitsSelling roughly one song a week, a young Brooklyn songwriter could spend just 35 cents a day on food. Then, working alone in a room above the Birdland club, Neil Diamond wrote Sol…
Neil Hannon's one-man band that also wrote the Father Ted themeThe Divine Comedy has had many players since 1989, but only one constant: Neil Hannon, a Northern Irish songwriter who sometimes plays everything except drums and orchestra. Betwe…
Neil MacGregor explores the complex historical identity of the German nationBritish Museum Director Neil MacGregor leads a tour through the 2014 exhibition Germany: memories of a nation. This footage highlights his work in curating a multifaceted narrativ…
Neil Simon turned the pain of a difficult childhood into Broadway's most successful career.Growing up in the Great Depression, Neil Simon learned to mask family instability with humor. He eventually became the most financially successful playwright in Broadway history, …
Neil Young wrote three of his most iconic songs while battling a high feverWhile suffering from a 103-degree fever, Neil Young retreated to his bed with a guitar. In a delirious state, he composed the foundations for three tracks that would define his ca…
Neisseria meningitidis is a human-only pathogen that thrives by constantly rewriting its own genome.This round bacterium, often living harmlessly in the human throat, can suddenly turn lethal, causing meningitis or rapid-onset sepsis. It survives by stealing iron from human prot…
Neither empire nor confederacy fully fits the Maratha stateRising from Shivaji's seventeenth-century Hindavi Swarajya, Maratha power grew into a sprawling early modern polity often labeled empire or confederacy. Historian Barbara Ramusack…
Nella Larsen: The Harlem Renaissance novelist who vanished into a life of nursingNella Larsen was a premier voice of the Harlem Renaissance, yet she spent her final decades as a nurse, largely forgotten by the literary world. Her life was a complex tapestry of…
Nellie Bly's famous pen name began as an editor's spelling mistakeElizabeth Cochran picked the pen name Nelly Bly, after a character in a popular Stephen Foster song. Her Pittsburgh editor wrote "Nellie" by mistake, and it stuck. Under that miss…
Nelson A. Miles: The General Who Shaped the American Frontier and BeyondFrom the battlefields of the Civil War to the final campaigns of the American Indian Wars, Nelson A. Miles was a central figure in U.S. military history. He commanded forces acros…- Nelson Algren was the literary voice of Chicago's forgotten, downtrodden, and criminal underbelly.Known as the bard of the down-and-outer, Nelson Algren chronicled the lives of drunks, addicts, and hoodlums with raw empathy. Despite winning the first National Book Award, his c…
Nelson Cruz: The unlikely basketball player who became baseball's most prolific power hitterBefore he was a seven-time All-Star and the most prolific home run hitter of the 2010s, Nelson Cruz was a teenage basketball player in the Dominican Republic. His path to Major Le…
Nelson hid his ships over the horizon to lure out a fleetA blockade does not aim to capture a city; it aims to choke a whole country. Britain perfected the full naval version against France in the 1750s, and in 1805 Nelson pulled his sh…
Nelson Rockefeller: The Liberal Republican Who Reshaped New York and American Foreign PolicyAs a titan of industry and a four-term governor, Nelson Rockefeller defined a unique brand of progressive Republicanism. From building the Empire State Plaza to navigating the Col…
Nelson's Column is shorter than you think and was almost moved to BerlinStanding in the heart of London, Nelson's Column is an icon of British naval history. Yet, this monument is full of surprises: it is significantly shorter than historical records …
Nenagh: The Irish market town that nearly housed a cathedral in its castle keepNenagh, a historic market town in County Tipperary, is defined by a massive 13th-century Norman keep. Once the seat of the powerful Butler family, the structure was later repurpos…
Nenetsia is Russia's least populous federal subject, yet it holds vast energy wealth.Spanning 176,700 square kilometers of harsh Arctic landscape, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a land of extreme contrasts. While its population remains the smallest of any Russian …
Neo-fascism is not a relic of the past but a shape-shifting modern political force.Emerging after 1942, neo-fascism evolved from the ruins of World War II into a diverse, often democratic-facing ideology. By trading jackboots for suits and adapting to contempora…
Neo-Latin was the true first modern European language, dominating science and global diplomacy.Long after the Roman Empire fell, Latin remained the essential tool for international communication. From the Renaissance until the early 1800s, this evolved style of Latin served…
Neo-nationalism is a modern political reaction to the sweeping changes of global integration.Emerging from the post-Cold War era, neo-nationalism rejects the status quo of global elites. It prioritizes national sovereignty, protectionist economic policies, and cultural pr…
Neoclassicism was born in Rome, not in ancient AthensJohann Joachim Winckelmann’s books and the digs at Pompeii and Herculaneum lit a classical craze in Rome. Grand Tour students carried Greco-Roman ideals home. Visual Neoclassicism…
Neognathae: The Infraclass of Birds That Includes Nearly Every Living Species You KnowFrom the tiny hummingbird to the massive ostrich, birds dominate our skies. Yet, the vast majority belong to a single group: the Neognathae. Comprising nearly 10,000 species, thes…
Neoliberalism began as a call for a strong state, then flipped meaningWhen a group of economists adopted the word neoliberalism in Paris in 1938, they meant markets guided by a strong and impartial state, a deliberate break from pure laissez-faire. …