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Yellow journalism was named after a comic strip kid in a newspaper warIn 1890s New York, two press barons fought for the pennies of men buying one paper a day from shouting street vendors. Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst filled pages wit…
Yellow River hinge at China’s landlocked centreLanzhou, capital of Gansu in northwestern China, hugs the Yellow River as a rail bridge between western provinces and the east. Once a Northern Silk Road fortress, it now aims to …
Yellow supergiants are rare, luminous stars caught in fleeting stages of stellar evolutionThese stars are not a single type, but a diverse group of objects passing through the yellow spectral range. Whether they are massive stars cooling toward a red supergiant phase o…
Yellowface: How Hollywood and Theatre Historically Constructed Caricatures of East Asian IdentityYellowface is a long-standing practice where non-Asian performers use makeup, prosthetics, and costumes to portray East Asian characters. Far from a relic of the past, this relian…
Yellowjacket larvae pay their babysitters in sugarAdult yellowjackets live mostly on sugar, yet they spend summer hunting insects to chew up for their grubs. In return the larvae ooze a sweet liquid the workers drink. When prey r…
Yellowknife: How a remote gold rush town became a global diamond powerhousePerched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Yellowknife transformed from a 1930s gold mining camp into the capital of the Northwest Territories. Today, this resilient city balances …
Yellowstone invented a park idea the IUCN later countedA national park is government-owned land set aside for outstanding natural, historic, or cultural value. The United States created Yellowstone in 1872 as a “public park or pleasur…
Yellowstone: The volcanic wilderness that rivals the plains of Africa in wildlife diversityExplore the dramatic lives of Yellowstone's iconic inhabitants in this look at the world's first national park. Spanning over 3,000km, this vast landscape sits atop an active volc…
Yemen is a rapidly growing, predominantly young nation with deep tribal roots and traditions.With nearly half its population under the age of 15, Yemen stands as a country defined by its youth. From its mountainous northern tribal strongholds to its urban centers, this Ar…
Yemen is nearly entirely Muslim, yet its religious history is remarkably diverse and ancient.While over 99% of Yemenis are Muslim, the nation holds a complex religious tapestry. From one of the world's oldest Jewish communities to a hidden population of Christians and a l…
Yemen's culinary identity is shaped by maritime history and ancient ovensFar from the standard Middle Eastern fare, Yemeni cuisine draws deep influence from Indian and Indonesian traditions. From slow-roasted meats cooked in underground pits to special…
Yemen’s alien island keeps a third of its plants found nowhere elseSocotra sits between the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, a Yemeni island geologically tied to Africa’s Somali plate. Roughly a third of its plants grow nowhere else on Earth, an…
Yeosu: A South Korean Coastal City Defined by Naval History and Neolithic RootsSpanning a peninsula and 365 islands, Yeosu is a vital South Korean port with a history stretching back to the Neolithic era. Once the strategic headquarters for Admiral Yi Sun-si…
Yerevan’s fortress birthdate is carved in cuneiformArmenia’s capital ranks among the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. King Argishti I of Urartu founded Erebuni fortress in 782 BC on the Ararat Plain—an administrative …
Yes built Close to the Edge by committee, and nearly lost a take to the cleanersYes's 1972 album Close to the Edge holds only three tracks, one of them an 18-minute suite inspired by Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Every short passage was debated and voted on, th…
Yes got its name as a stopgap nobody ever bothered to replaceIn 1968 the new band tossed around names. Jon Anderson offered Life, Chris Squire offered World, and guitarist Peter Banks simply said Yes. Banks later admitted it was meant to be…
Yes, you are a mutant: why genetic variation is the engine of lifeAlison Woollard explores how mutations drive the evolution of new species and complex structures. By examining the developmental biology that transforms a single cell into a livin…
Yeshiva means sitting, and its study partners are named for friendshipA yeshiva takes its name from the Hebrew for sitting, the act of settling down to learn. Its most distinctive habit is the chavrusa, a pair of students arguing through a Talmud pa…
Yi I was the Joseon scholar who tried to save Korea from impending warA brilliant child prodigy who mastered Confucian classics by age seven, Yi I became a central political figure in 16th-century Korea. Known as Yulgok, he was a pragmatic reformer …
Yibin: The ancient river city where the mighty Yangtze officially begins its journeyLocated at the junction of the Min and Jinsha rivers, Yibin marks the official head of the Yangtze. This Sichuan city, with a history spanning 4,000 years, is a major regional hub…
Yin and yang began as the shady and sunny sides of a hillThe famous pair of opposites is not a battle between good and evil. In Chinese thought yin and yang are complementary forces that feed and sustain each other, shaping everything f…
Yinchuan: The ancient desert capital bridging China and the Arab world todayOnce the imperial seat of the Tangut-led Western Xia, Yinchuan has evolved from a prehistoric settlement into a modern commercial hub. Today, this capital of the Ningxia Hui Auton…
Ying Zheng crushed six rivals and coined China imperialFrom 230 BC the state of Qin under King Ying Zheng conquered its Warring States peers, finishing unification in 221 BC. Shang Yang's earlier reforms had forged a centralized war m…
Yitzhak Shamir: The militant underground leader who became Israel's seventh prime ministerBorn in interwar Poland, Yitzhak Shamir evolved from a radical paramilitary commander into a central figure of Israeli statecraft. Known for his unwavering ideological rigidity, h…
Yiyang: A Hunanese City Defined by Ancient Roots, Spicy Flavors, and Linguistic ResilienceNestled along the Zi River in Hunan province, Yiyang is a prefecture-level city with a history dating back to 221 BC. Beyond its hilly landscapes and agricultural output, this reg…
Yo-Yo Ma wanted a double bass at three and settled for a celloAt three, Yo-Yo Ma asked his father for a big instrument. A leading Paris violin maker lent the family a tiny sixteenth-size cello, and by seven the boy was playing for Presidents…
Yobe State: A vast agricultural heartland shaped by geography, conflict, and resilienceCarved from Borno State in 1991, Yobe is a northeastern Nigerian region defined by its dry savanna climate and significant agricultural output. While home to one of Africa's large…
Yoga and Tai Chi may rewire the brain's internal networksUnlike standard gym workouts, mind-body exercises like yoga and Tai Chi combine movement with breath and sensory awareness. New neuroimaging research suggests these practices do m…
Yoga is not just a workout; it is an ancient eight-step mental discipline.Modern yoga often focuses exclusively on physical postures, but these represent only one small part of a much deeper system. Pātañjali’s classical framework, known as Ashtanga, ou…
Yoga nidra is a modern relaxation technique, not an ancient meditative practiceWhile often marketed as an ancient yogic secret, the guided meditation known as yoga nidra is a 20th-century invention. It blends traditional terminology with Western propriocepti…- Yoga was mostly about stillness and liberation long before it meant stretchingThe poses filling Western studios are a recent blend of hatha yoga and European physical culture. Traditional yoga, born in ancient India, aimed at taming mind and body to win rel…
Yogi Adityanath: The Monk-Politician Redefining Power in India's Most Populous StateAs the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath represents a unique fusion of religious authority and political governance. A prominent member of the Bharatiya Janata Part…
Yogi Berra was more than a malapropism machine; he was baseball's ultimate winner.Before he became famous for paradoxical quips like it ain't over 'til it's over, Yogi Berra was a decorated D-Day veteran and the most successful player in World Series history. S…
Yogyakarta is the only place in Indonesia where a monarchy still holds power.While Indonesia is a republic, this special region on the island of Java maintains a unique diarchy. Led by a Sultan and a Duke, it functions as a province with a democratic legis…
Yogyakarta’s name borrows Rama’s city of AyodhyaJava’s royal Special Region capital still answers to a reigning sultanate and briefly housed Indonesia’s revolutionary government from 1946 to 1948. Yogya means “suitable” and kar…
Yohannes IV helped a British army against his own emperor and gained its gunsIn 1868, when Britain sent an expedition into Ethiopia to free European captives held by Emperor Tewodros II, a Tigrayan rebel lord named Kassa helped supply the invading troops. …
Yohimbine is a potent, unpredictable alkaloid often mislabeled in common dietary supplements.Marketed for weight loss and sexual performance, yohimbine is a complex chemical that lacks clinical evidence for these uses. Often derived from endangered African trees, the subs…
Yoichiro Nambu was a physicist whose ideas were consistently a decade ahead of peers.A giant of theoretical physics, Yoichiro Nambu revolutionized our understanding of the subatomic world. From spontaneous symmetry breaking to string theory and the concept of colo…
Yoknapatawpha County won Faulkner the 1949 NobelWilliam Faulkner (25 September 1897 – 6 July 1962) mapped fictional Yoknapatawpha County onto real Mississippi clay. Raised in Oxford after a New Albany birth, he joined the Royal…- Yoko Ono made a painting that visitors finished with their feetAt a Manhattan loft in 1960 and 1961, Yoko Ono laid a scrap of canvas on the floor and called it Painting to Be Stepped On. It became complete only as people walked across it, lea…
Yokohama grew from a sandbar fishing village overnightJapan’s most populous municipality was a quiet Edo-period hamlet until 1859, when treaty-port status pulled foreign traders onto a sandbar whose name literally meant “horizontal b…
Yomi is not a place of punishment, but a gloomy, eternal shadow of life.In Shinto mythology, the afterlife is not a destination for moral judgment or divine reward. Yomi, the land of the dead, is a shadowy, polluted realm where all souls exist in perp…
Yongzhou: A Two-Millennium Crossroads of Culture and Climate in Southern ChinaNestled in the southern reaches of Hunan province, Yongzhou is a prefecture-level city defined by its ancient history and complex geography. Home to over five million people, this…
Yoon Jeong-hee: The South Korean Icon Who Redefined Cinema Across Four DecadesBefore she became an international sensation in Lee Chang-dong's Poetry, Yoon Jeong-hee was already a titan of South Korean cinema. As one of the legendary 1960s Troika, she appea…
Yootha Joyce: The Tragic Reality Behind Britain's Most Famous Sitcom LandladyYootha Joyce became a household name as the long-suffering Mildred Roper, yet her off-screen life was defined by deep insecurity and a secret struggle with alcoholism. While milli…
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia explores humanity’s potential extinction through a dark, conspiracy-fueled lens.In this 2025 dark comedy, a conspiracy-obsessed beekeeper kidnaps a pharmaceutical CEO, convinced she is an extraterrestrial plotting to destroy Earth. This high-stakes abduction …
York Minster: A Gothic Masterpiece Built Over Centuries of Fire, War, and InnovationYork Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral completed in Northern Europe, a monumental structure that evolved over two centuries. From its origins as a hurried wooden chapel for …
Yorkshire miner's son who put holes through bronze giantsHenry Spencer Moore, 30 July 1898 to 31 August 1986, filled plazas worldwide with semi-abstract bronzes of mothers, children, and reclining figures. Pierced forms and hollows beca…
Yorkshire, English cricket's most successful county, began as Sheffield in disguiseYorkshire have won 33 County Championship titles, more than any other English side. Yet when a team first played under the county's name in 1833, all eleven players came from Shef…
Yorkshire's finest rhubarb is grown in the dark and picked by candlelight.In a small patch of West Yorkshire, rhubarb roots spend two summers in the fields, then are moved into warm, pitch-black sheds for winter. They shoot up tender crimson stalks, har…
Yosa Buson: The Edo Period Master Who Balanced Poetry With Professional PaintingYosa Buson is celebrated as one of the greatest poets of the Edo period, yet he viewed his art through a dual lens. While he championed a natural, rule-free approach to poetry, he…
Yosemite does not mean grizzly bear; it meant 'they are killers'Yosemite's name is often said to mean grizzly bear, a mistake popularised by the man who named the valley. In Miwok the word meant roughly 'they are killers', a label for the Ahwa…
Yosemite Falls is not just one waterfall but a complex series of cascading drops.While often viewed as a single iconic spectacle, Yosemite Falls is actually a massive, multi-tiered system. Formed by creeks tumbling over the edges of hanging valleys, this natur…
You already have a personal brand, whether you realize it or notSocial entrepreneur Marcos Salazar explains that everyone possesses a personal brand. This video explores how to intentionally shape that identity to reflect who you are, who you …
You already have a personal brand; now learn how to shape itWhether you are aware of it or not, your personal brand already exists. Discover how to intentionally design a brand that reflects your true identity and your desire to impact the…
You are a microbial habitat, not just a human beingFrom the bread on your table to the very cells in your body, microbes are the invisible architects of our world. We often view ourselves as the masters of our environment, but fro…
You are a survivor of a four-billion-year success storyEvery living thing is the product of an incredible biological lottery. This talk explores how your ancestors survived catastrophic global events to ensure your existence today.
You are a walking ecosystem of millions of unique organismsYour body is less of a single entity and more of a complex home. This video explores the diverse microbial communities that inhabit us, from our teeth to our stomachs, and how the…
You are actually traveling through spacetime at the constant speed of light right nowWhile it is physically impossible for objects with mass to reach or exceed the speed of light in a vacuum, you are constantly moving at that exact speed through the four-dimension…
You are already fluent in a language without any wordsIllustrator Christoph Niemann explores how humans navigate a complex visual vocabulary. This talk reveals how artists bypass verbal logic to communicate directly with our emotions…