What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures? — Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.
NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities - NASA — NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education
Meta ordered to pay enormous penalty after losing New Mexico case — A new development in the teen safety trial.
This Infamous ‘Death Railway’ Station, Built by Forced Labor From Prisoners of War and Civilians in World War II, Was Just Revealed in Thailand — The Nithe Station, usually submerged under a reservoir, will be accessible this summer as officials drain the site to perform dam…
NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations - NASA — On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations
As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease — Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
What We Tell Graduates is Upside Down | Loïc Maller | TEDxLuxembourgCity — You walk into a room and forget why you came in. Psychologists call it the Doorway Effect. Loïc Maller thinks it might be the key to how we treat an entire generation. We have built a culture that…
How to attack (and defend) a medieval castle - Connor C. Wilson — Dig into the history of medieval European castles, and explore how the design of these formidable fortresses evolved over time. -- Medieval European castles weren’t just for passive defense and withstanding…
30 is not the new 20 — here’s what you should do right now #TEDTalks — Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative talk, Jay says that just because marriage, work and k
Why preserving your mobility is key to healthy aging | Meghan Dares | TEDxWollongong — We’re living longer than ever before, but are we living well? Dr Meghan Dares explores the growing gap between lifespan and healthspan, revealing how small losses in movement can quietly…
Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself — As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know<strong>.</strong>
Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle - NASA Science — Radar data from an agricultural area in South Africa, shown in a vivid color palette, reveal crop types and how they changed during the Southern Hemisphere's growing season.
Don't Subscribe So Casually — Or, why your AI subscription is worth analyzing
Country People — The wife had been offered a one-year visiting professorship at a college in Vermont, and the husband was married to the wife. They had two children, a son and a daughter. The plan was for the husba…
Lauren Acompora 7 Books About Deep Human-Animal Connections — From birth, we’re surrounded by animals. We cling to stuffed animal friends, wear clothing adorned with bunnies and bears, and listen to stories of anthropomorphized creatures. The first books we e…
Why Should Robots Learn Their Physical Self? | Fernando Diaz Ledezma | TEDxTUM — We humans have bodily awareness that gives us proprioception — but what about robots? Fernando Díaz Ledezma explains how giving robots an inner sense of their body can make them more resilient and…
New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air — A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above
arxiv has a section where researchers post papers before peer review... spent an hour reading abstracts about whether octopuses dream. the methodology questions alone are worth it.
First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5 — Apple spent five years building hardware and software to make memory corruption exploits dramatically harder. Our engineers, working together with Mythos Preview, built a working exploit in five days.
Mangroves Are Key to Coastal Ecosystems. See 20 Breathtaking Photos That Reveal How the Trees Support Wildlife and Face Threats — The Mangrove Photography Awards honor images that show off the beauty—and the fragility—of these valuable intertidal forests
A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion — In the mid-2000s, the Guardian weekend magazine ran a regular feature called “Writers’ Rooms.” As a secretly aspiring writer (is there any other kind?) I couldn’t get enough, poring ove…
Biohub releases a world model of protein biology — Open AI models used for a wide range of scientific applications, including accelerating the design of therapeutic molecules.
Apple adds nearly 45 hearing devices to its Made for iPhone compatibility list - 9to5Mac — Apple updated its list of Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing devices today, with 39 models across 22 brands, five of which are new.
Global Grey Ebooks: beautifully formatted free ebooks in a variety of genres — Find and download free ebooks exploring spirituality, religion, folklore, and the mystical, as well as history, fiction, philosophy, and more. Available in PDF, EPUB, and Kindle formats.
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says — The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.
Imperfect Human Equation | Jiaojiao Shi | TEDxSHSID Youth — Ms. Shi extracts important lessons about humanity as she reviews multiple moments and turning points of her life. Jiaojiao Shi is Senior Legal Counsel at a U.S.-based Fortune 500 medical technology company. She holds a B
Why I'm still a minimalist after 14 years — Go to http://squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to http://squarespace.com/mattdavella to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Stuff that I use & love: TeuxDeux (To-Do List App): ht
Chris Packham: 'I'd throw myself in front of a T. Rex to be consumed' — As Chris Packham gears up for his new TV show, Evolution, he tells Penny Sarchet why understanding the latest evolutionary science is so important if we are to truly appreciate the natural…
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced — Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
Lit Hub Daily: July 22, 2026 — Why writing alt text image descriptions is an act of literary translation. | Lit Hub Technology April Dávila explores the neuroscience of writer’s block (and what we can do to conquer it). | Lit Hu…
These Shark Look-Alikes Have Long Confounded Fishers and Scientists on the East Coast. Tracking Where They Migrate Could Help Clear the Confusion — Researchers are tagging and tracking spinner sharks to map out their geographic distribution, because they've seen that the range…
Cubans grapple with fuel shortages and blackouts as US steps up pressure — The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country's former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.
Biological Evolution and Information Acquisition — A few weeks ago we looked at a simulation of technological evolution by economist Brian Arthur, in which he was able to start with simple building blocks (such as a NAND gate) and evolve surprisingly complex circuits (such as a…
Stability Becomes Momentum and Momentum Changes Everything. | Chris Pappas | TEDxHilton — Chris Pappas explores how communities move from decline to renewal through three distinct phases: disruption, stabilisation and momentum. Drawing on the realities of rebuilding public instit
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate - NASA Science — Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could serve as a new mineralogical marker
If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be — The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page
5 EDC Gadgets on the Next Level #amazonfinds — 5 EDC Gadgets on the Next Level
What's your 5-9 after your 9-5? #TEDTalks — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Stocks Lose Momentum as US–Iran Escalation Pushes Oil Higher | Insight with Haslinda Amin 07/09/2026 — Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The…
Thousands of fish killed in park pollution mystery — Dead eels, sticklebacks, gudgeon and stone loach were discovered in a stretch of the River Pool.
Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom joining Abraham Accords — Claim casts further confusion over deal to launch US-supported civilian nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia.
Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto — Actor Ben McKenzie explores the world of crypto in an entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from calling out those who have promoted the currency
At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia — The ship was carrying 271 passengers and crew members when the blaze broke out as it sailed eastwards from Java.
15 Outdoor Art Shows to See in NYC This Summer — Slide through a teddy bear, get weird with a neural network’s hallucinations, play ping-pong on an artist-made table, and so much more.
The Power of a Small Change | Umang Sharma | TEDxPrinceton Day School Youth — A blind student guided Umang through a dark bathroom he couldn’t navigate. That moment changed how he built, designed, and thought about impact. His TEDxYouth talk is about why the smallest fix can…
Virginia's Civil Rights Trail: Six Historic Sites That Changed America — Explore powerful sites along Virginia’s Civil Rights Trail where student activism, peaceful protest, and landmark legal battles helped reshape the nation’s fight for equality
Inkling: Our Open-Weights Model — Our first open-weights model: multimodal, Mixture-of-Experts, with controllable reasoning effort. Available to fine-tune on Tinker.
How to Take Your Wealth With You | Liyaan Karbelkar | TEDxAlmuntazir School Youth — she explores a timeless question: What remains of us when our time runs out? Through our actions, choices, values, and the lives we touch, we leave behind a legacy that often outlives our…
What Real Freedom Means | Tekla Lomidze | TEDxLCC University — Tekla Lomidze reflects on freedom as something deeper than comfort or perfection. Through stories of artists, scientists, and her own personal experiences, she explores how challenges, uncertainty, and struggle…
Typhoon Jangmi - NASA Science — The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.
Map Clustering is Not My Favorite — Friends, this post has been in the making for maybe, 20 years.
Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies — One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years. Now we’re beginning to understand how the condition takes over the mind
A Family Project — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER — After months of her living in an assisted care facility during the pandemic, a daughter and sons bring their mother home one last time.
Why Think Tanks are a Billion Dollar Business — Think tanks bring together experts and shape debates in Washington, but how do you measure the value of an idea? From the Aspen Institute to the Heritage Foundation, this episode explores the business of ideas, the billions of…
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The Mere Presence of Humans—Not Just Our Changes to the Land—Can Alter Wild Animals' Behaviors, a New Study Suggests — Researchers examined GPS tracking data from thousands of animals representing 37 species and anonymized cellphone location data from 2020, a year of Covid-19 loc
The Open Championship highlights: Best sights, sounds and shots from Sunday — Can Sam Burns hold on? Check out the highlights from the final round of the Open Championship.
Experimental mRNA vaccine may protect against multiple Ebola viruses — Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis
As the Ocean Warms, a 'Cold Blob' in the Atlantic Has Puzzled Scientists. It Might Be a Warning Sign About a Key Current System — A patch of water south of Greenland and Iceland has cooled by nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. A new study suggests that it shows a crucial…
Erased No More: A Reading List of BIPOC-Centered Historical Fiction — Through historical fiction, many BIOPOC authors help to reclaim the voices of our past and ensure that these sheroes are finally recognized and celebrated. These works collectively illuminate the m…