How to save giant Sequoias: Burn the forest around it first
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall27d ago
Giant sequoias are built to live with fire. Their thick, spongy bark shields the underlying wood from flames.
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top 75%When AI Literacy Becomes the New Fault Line In Global Inequality
IEEE Spectrumby Danica Radovanović27d ago
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places. It helps write emails and software code, filters job applications, powers recommendation systems, and is...
Missouri Executes Prisoners at High Rate Among Death Penalty States
The Marshall Projectby Katie Moore27d ago
For more than two decades, Vincent McFadden has been sitting on Missouri’s death row. He’s watched a steady stream of his friends get marched off to their executions — and he’s waiting for his own...
What if the brain does not create consciousness?
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily27d ago
What if the brain does not create consciousness? - Date: - July 30, 2026 - Source: - BIAL Foundation - Summary: - Christof Koch is taking on one of science’s deepest mysteries: how the brain...
It’s been a year since Congress cut off federal funding for public media. How are things going?
Nieman Labby Laura Hazard Owen27d ago
Last July, the Republican-led Congress voted to end federal funding for public media, clawing back $1.1 billion in funds that had been previously allocated to the Corporation for Public...
In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Power
Yale E360by Nicola Jones27d ago
In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year. Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated...
Do small climate habits help or hurt the bigger cause? What a 4-year study found.
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt27d ago
Small, everyday environmentally friendly behaviors don’t distract people from taking more meaningful collective action or supporting policies to limit climate change, according to a new study.
Growing Mutant Bacteria To Save Earth | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Matthew Ponsford27d ago
Matthew Ponsford is a London-based writer and researcher. BARCELONA, Spain — The microbes have assembled themselves into the rough shape of an open hand, reaching out from fluid at the bottom of...
Brazil gives parents social media controls for their kids. Should the US? – The Markup
The Markupby Colin Lecher, Maria Martha Bruno, and Natalia Viana28d ago
This story was produced in partnership with Agência Pública as part of a series on how regulatory solutions adopted in Brazil could point the way for the U.S.
Beware the Permanent Periphery
Asterisk Magazineby Anton Leicht28d ago
Most countries will never have frontier AI. They’re the ones who should be worrying. Fear of AI disruption spreads in concentric circles.
MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News28d ago
After a closet cleanout, what options are there for recyling our old threads? Not many. Apart from bringing used clothes to a donation center, there is no process for recycling textiles like there...
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily28d ago
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality Dreams may be the brain’s nightly remix of personality, memory, emotion, and real-world experience.
Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain
Yale E360by Fred Pearce29d ago
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.
Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily29d ago
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 Villagran29d ago
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.