The Chronicle
World News
Cities adapt to a changing climate with radical new designs
Architects rethink urban landscapes as temperatures soar and coastlines shift...
The quiet revolution in renewable energy investment
Global capital flows toward green infrastructure at unprecedented rates this quarter...
Astronomers detect signal from 47 light-years away
The repeating pattern, detected by the Deep Field Array, has researchers puzzled...
The Dawn of a New Decade
As we stand at the threshold of unprecedented change, a generation finds itself wrestling with questions that have no easy answers. The world moves faster now, propelled by forces both visible and unseen — technological, cultural, environmental. Yet amidst the acceleration, there is a quiet counter-movement: a return to craft, to slowness, to meaning. This is the paradox of our age.
In workshops and studios across the globe, artisans are rediscovering the value of the handmade. In laboratories, scientists race toward breakthroughs that seemed impossible a decade ago. And in the spaces between — in cafes, in communities, in the quiet moments of daily life — ordinary people are asking extraordinary questions about what kind of future they wish to build.
Culture
The exhibition that redefines what art can be
A new show at the modern gallery challenges every assumption about form...
Five novels that capture the spirit of 2026
From quiet introspection to bold speculation, this year's notable releases...
AI and the future of creative work
How machine learning is reshaping the boundary between human and algorithmic art.
The last wild places worth visiting
A guide to the planet's most remote and untouched landscapes, before they vanish.
The philosophy of slow cooking
Why taking your time in the kitchen might be the most radical act of the year.
In praise of doing nothing
Against the tyranny of productivity, a quiet defense of idleness and wonder.