Yann Martel's new novel tells two tales: one a lost classical epic, the other a personal tragedy told in footnotes. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about his new novel, "Son of Nobody." ...

In the mid-19th century, an Austrian monk bred generations of pea plants in his monastery garden with meticulous care. He mapped their traits, recorded the results, and published them in an unknown ...

I had bets all over the board. Big ones, little ones. Hefty ones. Mini ones. From conventional to exotic. From basic to bananas. I did all that … to basically break even. It was a lot of work to not ...

Tuesday’s press conference to introduce Mike McCarthy as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new head coach generated two main topics for discussion. 1. His statement that he’d be interested in Aaron Rodgers ...

IT is always enlightening to examine the footnotes in a court decision, as they illuminate the reasoning behind judicial verdicts and deepen our understanding of how courts resolve legal disputes.

Last week’s federal budget contained some changes to the flow-through share regime: some positive, and some negative. Before reviewing the changes, here’s a primer on how flow-through shares work.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

For centuries, Indian mythologies have celebrated kings, warriors, and sages in grand narratives, while women’s stories have remained brief and marginalised — often relegated to mere footnotes.

TIKTOK has released the Footnotes feature, a user-participatory fact-checking system. This feature is similar to X's Community Notes feature. "Footnotes draws on the collective knowledge of the TikTok ...

TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a community-driven approach to combating online misinformation. TikTok ...

July 30 (UPI) --TikTok on Wednesday announced a series of new safety, family and content features in addition to a community fact-checking tool similar to what's found on X and Facebook. Company ...

The Footnotes will add extra context to videos across TikTok for users based in the US. The Footnotes will add extra context to videos across TikTok for users based in the US. is a news writer who ...