First-of-kind Guillain-Barré drug switches off part of immune system — A treatment that turns off the bit of the immune system that goes haywire in Guillain-Barré syndrome may be the first targeted therapy approved for the autoimmune condition
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from New Jersey Students - NASA — Students in New Jersey will hear from NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard
UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down — A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months
"The experiential journey". | Dr. Ananya Biswas | TEDxSAGEUniversity — In "The Experiential Journey," Dr. Ananya Biswas explores how real-life experiences shape our perspectives, strengthen resilience, and inspire meaningful change. Drawing from her journey across global…
Two emerging tick viruses that can be deadly are spreading in the US — Heartland virus and Bourbon virus, which are transmitted by lone star ticks, have killed at least seven people in the US
Reading in a Digital World | Aylar Gapurova | TEDxGarashsyzlyk Avenue — ### Reading in a Digital World In a world of endless notifications, short-form content, and constant digital distractions, reading is changing. But does living in a digital world mean we are losing our…
Lit Hub Daily: July 1, 2026 — Get ready for part two! These are the 258 books we’re most anticipating in the second half of 2026. | Lit Hub Reading Lists We’re begging you to let Maggie Gyllenhaal adapt The Bell Jar…
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Undiscovered Country: The 100th Anniversary of Virgina Woolf’s “On Being Ill” — I was lying in my attic bedroom reading a book, when my husband came up to speak with me. I wriggled over to make room for him and heard a muffled sound like a wet branch snapping. As I stood up, a…
The Oldest Black Church in the U.S., the Wright Brothers' Home and a New York Hospital Are Among the American Heritage Sites in Urgent Need of Preservation — For its “Irreplaceable America” list in honor of the 250th birthday of the U.S., the World Monuments Fund chose…
Massive Classic Camera Fair Kicks Off In Ginza, Tokyo This Weekend — A massive classic camera fair is taking place this weekend in Ginza, Tokyo that will feature a huge array of used cameras.
Blaze tackled at suspected illegal waste dump — A fire broke out at a suspected illegal waste site near Carrington Spur in Trafford, Greater Manchester.
Islanders asked to 'track' not 'trample' Asian hornets — More than 200 Asian hornet queens have been caught and nine nests destroyed so far this year.
Tomorrow Is Built — Not Waited For | Jainam Dhiraj Jain | TEDxSreyas Institute — In this talk, the speaker shares how four things he grew up with at home (business, books, seva, and Jain values) quietly became the foundation for everything he has built. Starting a YouTube…
NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership - NASA — NASA will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 14, live from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and media and digital creators are
TB 26-04 Webbings for Use in Elevated Oxygen Environments - NASA — Flammability test results for commercial-off-the-shelf webbings that meet NASA flammability requirements are reported for use in elevated oxygen environments
What if we’ve been counting everything except what counts? | Nikoleta Chalkioti | TEDxBIS Youth — Why does the pride of achievement vanish when we compare ourselves to others? We’ve learned to measure worth against a scale never designed for human flourishing. Is the problem…
NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice - NASA — This month, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are testing a spacecraft sensor that will help measure how quickly Arctic sea
Behind the Making of the US Open's Famous Honey Deuce Cocktail — Aleco Azqueta, global VP of Marketing for Grey Goose at Bacardi, said that he loves that tennis fans get to take home a bit of US Open history when they buy an iconic Honey Deuce drink (and cup) at the tournament.…
Alderney set to welcome Britain in Bloom judges — Alderney is set to represent the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the national Royal Horticultural Society awards.
First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk - NASA — One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally scheduled
Postbiotic supplement boosts body’s own GLP-1 and weight loss — A small trial suggests a supplement containing dead bacteria could offer a cheaper alternative to weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide, but further evidence is needed
Beneath the Wallpaper: On Art, Photography and Hidden Everyday Violence — From the linen a squall rises and the bones of Norman horses line the channel. The storm, like the needle, has a round and guiding eye. WILLIAM’s fleet lands at England’s southern shore, short a co…
On Grief and Growing Up in Buffy the Vampire Slayer — The following essay is adapted from a keynote address given at the Association for the Study of Buffy+’s 11th Biennial Slayage Conference on July 10, 2026. In case it needs to be said, this e…
Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. …
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4954–4960: Celebrating Our Rover Engineers Past and Present - NASA Science — Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada
What happens to Schrödinger's cat? — Put a cat in a box with a radioactive atom. Add a radiation detector that triggers the release of poisonous cyanide gas. Schrödinger's thought experiment was supposed to be a criticism of quantum mechanics and is now one of it's best…
Clear to Engage: The Weight of Three Words | Arnaud Bourguignon | TEDxRivesdeMoselle — Des opérations en Libye à la sécurisation aérienne des Jeux Olympiques, le Général Arnaud Bourguignon a passé 34 ans à décider sous haute tension. Loin des théories managériales classiques,…
The hunger-striking engineer demanding education reforms in India — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has a long history of challenging the status quo and refusing food to highlight his causes.
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Why this heatwave feels worse than the last one — A combination of factors is making this heatwave more uncomfortable than some we have had in the past, as Simon King explains
Two People Died After Getting Sick With Cyclosporiasis, Marking the First Known Deaths Linked to the Ongoing Multi-State Outbreak — Both patients, who were in Michigan, had underlying health conditions, according to state officials. The parasite-caused infection usually isn't…
From cool-down spots to chalk on windows - how Europeans are coping with the heat — People across the continent are taking measures to cope with the searing temperatures gripping Europe.
From Startup to Global Acquisition | Mithun Adith | TEDxNHCE — Building a startup is hard. Building one that gets acquired by a U.S. company is the kind of hard that reshapes how you think about risk. Mithun did exactly that with SpotKwik, growing it into one of the top AR…
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Becoming global story stewards | Mayuko Fukino-Mayhill | TEDxSugar Creek Women — What if the stories we inherit hold the key to solving one of humanity's greatest challenges: the crisis of belonging? In this thought-provoking talk, Mayuko Fukino-Mayhill introduces the Japanese p
Apple Planning to Update MacBook Neo in Three Ways — Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to release a second-generation MacBook Neo in 2027 with three updates: an A19 Pro chip, 12GB of RAM, and new color options. Released in March 2026, the current MacBook…
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider - NASA — NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable
An 'Extremely Rare' Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Temporarily Took Up Residence Outside of Chicago — The unusual-looking bobolink is what's called a bilateral gynandromorph. The bird behaved like a male, eventually wooing a mate and raising fledglings
Gannet colonies could take 15 years to recover from bird flu — The 2022 outbreak led to an "unprecedented deadly blow" to the seabird colonies in Scotland and Wales.
Low tech : et si le bonheur était une soustraction | Alan FUSTEC | TEDxRennes — La technologie ne nous sauvera pas. Pour faire face aux défis d'une monde contraint, la low tech, amie de la high tech s'impose par sa frugalité. A l'avenir tout sera question de choix et d’équilibre
Lost civilisation in the Amazon may have numbered 3 million people — Laser-scanning surveys reveal that the ancient Aquiry civilisation was bigger than previously thought, building tens of thousands of large geometric earthworks in what was once thought to be pristine wilderness
Rare Fossil Reveals a Three-Tier Food Chain Frozen in Time: a Pterosaur Eaten by an Ichthyosaur Eaten by a Pliosaur — Uncovered in part by amateur fossil hunters in Australia, the fossil preserves a unique look at prehistoric predatory dynamics
Source: Bills releasing veterans Hardman, Wishnowsky — The Bills are releasing veteran returner and wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr., a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. A source also confirmed to ESPN that the team is releasing veteran punter Mitch Wishnowsky.
Is There a God? Stephen Hawking Gives the Definitive Answer to the Eternal Question — “The universe is the ultimate free lunch.”
The shock revelation that light bulbs are wrecking your metabolism — Since the 2000s, our light exposure has changed drastically as we make our buildings more energy-efficient. Now, we’re discovering how this may mess with our mitochondria, contributing to diabetes, dementia…
Canada Imposes Temporary 10% Tariff on Canned Vegetables — Canada applied a 10% import tax on imports of canned vegetables to protect domestic growers and food processors, the Department of Finance said in a statement Friday.
Struggling pig farmers say £2m support package 'not enough' — Farmers welcome the Scottish government funding but say it's not enough to stop them losing about £1m a month
Is Life Just Different? | Quanta Magazine — The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive. But does it serve a scientific purpose?
NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members - NASA — Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and
Earth extremophile can grow in near-Mars-like conditions — A salt-loving microorganism found in places like the Dead Sea can not just survive but actively grow in conditions close to those that may be found just under the Martian surface
Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments - NASA — The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III astronauts on their journey to space shipped
Beyond Scars: The Courage to Rise | Laxmi Agarwal | TEDxIITRoorkee — What does it take to reclaim your identity after adversity tries to define it for you? Laxmi Agarwal, acid attack survivor turned activist and changemaker, takes the TEDxIITRoorkee stage to explore resilience…
What remains of the last Neanderthals tell us about their demise — An isolated population of Neanderthals is shedding new light on their species’ final days. Palaeoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak takes us inside the cave where they lived and died
“Little Prince” Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on Friendship — “Old friends cannot be created out of hand. Nothing can match the treasure of common memories, of trials endured together, of quarrels and reconciliations and generous emotions.”
FIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosures — UEFA seeks US testimony, documents for possible lawsuit; FIFA asks US court to defer or let it oppose UEFA's request.
On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis — Shakespeare and friends would call punctuation “distinctions,” according to the Latin tradition, or “pointing,” because of the medieval practice of placing dots or points at different levels…
This Week in Literary History: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. In the early 1800s, when people named their cliques, Washington Irving was “sort of a ringleader” of a group of men in…
US Moves Against Egyptian Bank’s UAE Branches Over Iran Ties — The Treasury Department is moving to sever an Egyptian bank’s United Arab Emirates branches from the US financial system as part of efforts to pressure Iran into ending the war in the Middle East.