Controlled Burns Have Saved Hundreds of Giant Sequoias
Yale E360by Ted Williams24 Jul 2026
The use of small, controlled burns to clear out flammable underbrush has saved thousands of giant sequoias from devastating wildfires, new research finds.
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top 44%Researchers use hemp, rock dust and biochar to scrub forever chemicals from farm soils
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce24 Jul 2026
A growing problem of modern industrial agriculture is the accumulation of ‘forever chemicals’ like PFAS in the soil.
How An Illinois Prison Drove Desperate Men to Set Themselves on Fire
The Marshall Projectby Shannon Heffernan24 Jul 2026
Around 10 p.m., a haze of gray smoke wafted down a hallway lined with prison cells at the Joliet Treatment Center. The window of cell A9 began to glow red as the fire within grew.
I Spent 78 Days in a Violent Youth Jail. I Have PTSD for Life.
The Marshall Projectby Joey Heilman24 Jul 2026
In 2004, when I was 16 years old, I spent 78 days in Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center. Twenty-two years later, I am still reeling from the effects, most often in the form of violent...
APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily24 Jul 2026
APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging A rare longevity gene may fight Alzheimer’s by helping brain cells protect and repair their DNA.
Inside the Matrix: How models, influencers and engagement quotas power the Social Discovery Group’s dating machine and global profits - ICIJ
ICIJby Fergus Shiel23 Jul 2026
Maria trusted that she had stumbled onto a second chance at love. From her home in Nicosia, Cyprus, she spent nearly two years on a dating platform exchanging photos, voice messages, letters and...
Battery-like device sucks carbon dioxide out of thin air
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team23 Jul 2026
Emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is easy. Pulling it back out? Not so much. Researchers have now developed a battery-like device that captures carbon dioxide from air by using a charging...
After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel
Yale E360by Fred Pearce • July23 Jul 2026
Near-extinct oryx are returning. Farms are prospering as irrigation water reaches fields for the first time in decades. Farmers are even nurturing new trees on their land.
Scientists discover the hidden brain switch that assigns bees their jobs
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily23 Jul 2026
Scientists discover the hidden brain switch that assigns bees their jobs A hidden neural switch may determine whether a bee nurses the queen, guards the hive, or searches for food.
Search traffic has declined so much that some publishers are considering opting out of Google entirely
Nieman Labby Neel Dhanesha22 Jul 2026
The problem, The Wall Street Journal reports, comes down to Google’s web crawlers, which the company uses to both index websites for search and train its AI models.
Professor Emeritus Dimitri Bertsekas, influential computer scientist and prolific author, dies at 83
MIT Newsby Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science22 Jul 2026
Dimitri Bertsekas PhD ’71, the Jerry McAfee (1940) Emeritus Professor in Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), a principal investigator in the...
Brazilian Amazon Sees Sharp Drop in Acres Burned
Yale E360by Fred Pearce22 Jul 2026
Last year, the acreage burned in the Brazilian Amazon reached its lowest level in at least four decades.
Lab-grown mini brains may predict which Alzheimer’s treatments will work
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily22 Jul 2026
Lab-grown mini brains may predict which Alzheimer’s treatments will work - Date: - July 22, 2026 - Source: - Johns Hopkins Medicine - Summary: - Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells...
Guide: How to Navigate Perimenopause and Menopause in Prison
The Marshall Projectby Rebecca McCray22 Jul 2026
Had this guide existed during my years of confusion, suffering and self-doubt, my experience with menopause would have been far more legible to me.
Magic mushrooms may reshape the brain long after the trip ends
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily22 Jul 2026
Magic mushrooms may reshape the brain long after the trip ends - Date: - July 22, 2026 - Source: - University of California - San Francisco - Summary: - A single dose of psilocybin produced...
Canadian intelligence flags crypto-to-cash services as ‘knowingly facilitating money laundering,’ document shows - ICIJ
ICIJby Spencer Woodman21 Jul 2026
As scammers and terrorists increasingly turn to crypto, a Canadian intelligence office is raising alarms about risks posed by an emerging industry offering discreet means to convert cryptocurrency...
Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News21 Jul 2026
Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe’s ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled with a cosmic conflict: There should be much more.
Watching too much TV in midlife may shrink the brain
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily21 Jul 2026
Watching too much TV in midlife may shrink the brain Study suggests that passive sitting may be more harmful to brain health than mentally engaging sedentary activities.
Obeying the speed limit would save 57,000 tons of carbon a day. It would cost you 54 seconds.
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt21 Jul 2026
If drivers of gasoline cars refrained from speeding, they would collectively save an average of 57,000 metric tons of carbon emissions every day in the United States—while spending less than a...
Standing with strangers, a Tbilisi story - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Frankie Mills21 Jul 2026
We’re inching forwards through the thick smog that has cloaked Tbilisi for days. At first, I thought it was a kind of blueish, pink winter mist that makes the city feel like it’s in an ongoing...