Posts by Rolling Stone British
The 2026 Defender OCTA’s Premium Price Buys Off-Road Performance, Not Cabin Polish
The OCTA is built for buyers looking to push it to its limits in extreme terrain. Photo: Nick Dimbleby for Land Rover Throughout its decades-long life as a British automotive icon, the Land Rover Defender was always the brand’s most rugged offspring. It once served as more of a Joe Sixpack and Suzy Temp knock-around…
Read MoreSpain’s White-Headed Ducks Have a Signature Color Right in the Name. And That Isn’t Even Their Most Remarkable Hue
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The first thing you’re likely to notice is the blue bill. But beyond appearances, the duck has an exciting story to tell about conservation and recovery Photograph by Javier Aznar González de Rueda Text by Cheryl Katz September/October 2026 The white-headed duck is “one of the true eccentrics of the waterfowl world because almost everything…
Read MoreReptiles Make a Surprising Amount of Noise. Here’s What Those Sounds Might Mean, From Pops to Hoots to Bellows
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Scientists are realizing that turtles, lizards and crocodilians communicate vocally more than they once thought Rohini Subrahmanyam, Knowable Magazine September 2, 2026 In loud conditions, a tokay gecko adjusts its call, which is typically used to find a mate or defend territory. Reptiles Plus via Flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0 Along the sandy banks of…
Read MoreFree People, Old Navy & Madewell Have Under-$60 Midi Dress Deals
Just like we’re in between summer and fall right now, midi dresses fall perfectly between a mini and maxi. And we just found some deals that you won’t want to miss from a few of our favorite places to shop. Free People, Madewell and Old Navy all have major sales going on right now ahead…
Read MoreArthur de Villepin On Bridging Cultures with Villa Haw Par and a New Curatorial Project in Milan
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Read MoreThese Enchanting and Colorful Photos of Seashells and the Mollusks That Create Them Will Have You Marveling at the Natural World
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Before they become sandy souvenirs, the baubles in the bubbles of the shoreline serve as a veritable fortress for creatures like clams, mussels and conchs Photographs by Devon Matthews Text by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz September/October 2026 A giant Atlantic cockle lies open on the beach in Fort Myers, Florida, while a beachcomber searches for shells…
Read MoreTennis Matches Are Heating Up, Literally. Here’s How the Court Became a Living Laboratory for Managing Extreme Temperatures
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The sport’s hard-court surfaces can reach some 30 degrees hotter than the surrounding air. With elite players suffering heat illness on the world stage, athletes are following personalized cooling plans Anna Fiorentino | Freelance writer August 27, 2026 Tennis courts where the author played at Outbound Sedona in the Arizona heat Outbound Sedona As I…
Read MoreAfrica’s Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here’s Why Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway
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Meet the team that closely monitors the playful canines, which need help to form diverse packs and stop their numbers from dwindling A pair of African wild dogs at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, the largest privately owned nature reserve in South Africa, near the Botswana border. Marcus Westberg Two white pickup trucks are parked beside a…
Read MoreOnce the Solar System’s Ninth Planet, Pluto Was Reclassified 20 Years Ago. Here’s Why Planetary Scientists and the Public Alike Love the Small, Icy Body
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Pluto is now the most well known of the outer worlds beyond Neptune—and the darling of the solar system Kayla Randall | Digital Editor, Museums August 24, 2026 A view of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft shows the planet’s signature heart-shaped feature. NASA / APL / SwRI via Getty Images A 24-year-old observatory assistant…
Read MoreEarth’s Organisms Developed Via Evolution. Some Theorists Wonder: What if the Entire Cosmos Did, Too?
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The idea that universes evolve like organisms sat on the fringes of theoretical physics for decades. Then, a Substack post and a 2022 find by the James Webb Space Telescope boosted the concept Eli Stark-Elster | AAAS Mass Media Fellow August 18, 2026 According to a niche perspective called “cosmological evolution,” universes may reproduce by…
Read MoreMarine Biologists Solved a Wildlife Mystery From the Walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge: How the Harbor Porpoise Mates
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The dolphin-like marine mammals returned to San Francisco Bay in 2008 after a decades-long absence from the area. Scientists took the rare opportunity to closely observe their behavior, and what they uncovered might help at-risk porpoise populations Madeline Bodin August 14, 2026 A harbor porpoise surfaces near the Golden Gate Bridge. Paul Chinn / San…
Read MoreHow Mark Ruffalo Reacted to Son Keen Ruffalo Following in His Acting Footsteps
“I wasn’t auditioning at the start, obviously. My dad didn’t want to hand me or my siblings anything because it’s just not how he was raised,” he shared in an interview with Cultured published Aug. 4. “So I went to a couple of the major schools and studied different acting techniques. I’m a huge nerd…
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