Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain
Yale E360by Fred Pearce27 Jul 2026
In a summer of record heat waves, France and Spain are now facing wildfires that have forced the evacuations of more than 300,000 people.
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top 54%Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily27 Jul 2026
Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp Eating within a shorter daily window may give the aging brain a modest boost beyond weight loss alone.
A Cuban Protest Ballad From ICE Detention
The Marshall Projectby Lauren Villagran26 Jul 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists. Sign up now to get a new song each Sunday afternoon until September.
A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily26 Jul 2026
A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia - Date: - July 26, 2026 - Source: - Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Summary: - Scientists have identified a possible tipping...
ICE Agent Who Killed Man in Maine is One of Many Troubled Law Enforcement Recruits
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey25 Jul 2026
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hours
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily25 Jul 2026
A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hours A drug briefly reversed autism-like brain and behavior changes in adult mice, hinting that affected brain circuits may remain...
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily25 Jul 2026
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why - Date: - July 25, 2026 - Source: - University of Chicago Medical Center - Summary: - Scientists expected SuperAgers might...
Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily25 Jul 2026
Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit Oral relatives of Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs may curb cravings by turning down the brain’s reward response to pleasurable food.
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.
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.