Readers are already grilling this list of 7 best magic systems: Harry Potter made it with 1 book, 'Rivers of London' didn't at all
Collider's list of the 7 best magic systems in low fantasy books, from Skulduggery Pleasant and The Dresden Files to Babel and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and the titles readers say it left out, including Rivers of London.
She loved Guns N' Roses since first grade, became a snake scientist — and named her new species after Slash
Lielaphis slashi, a new nonvenomous groundsnake species from New Guinea, has been named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash by Field Museum herpetologist Sara Ruane. Details on the discovery and the Zootaxa study.
70% chance it's the strongest El Niño since 1950: 2 things it does to a US winter — the north won't like either
Super El Niño 2026–27 winter forecast for the US: NOAA odds of a record-strength event, how the jet stream shifts, and which states get warmer, drier, wetter, or snowier.
World's oldest woman is 117 — and her secret isn't diet or pills
Ethel Caterham, the world's oldest living person, turns 117 in Surrey, England. Her longevity secret, her life from Edwardian Britain to Hong Kong, and how she compares to the all-time record.
Waiting for the iPhone 18 in September? Bad News — It's Not Coming Until Spring 2027: Apple Is Only Selling Its 3 Priciest Phones This Fall
For the first time ever, September won't have a "normal" iPhone. It'll have a Pro, a Pro Max, and a folding one that costs about as much as a used Honda.
