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Abandoned Study of Australian Ash Trees Challenges Case for Clearcutting
Yale E360by Ted Williams·26d ago
A landmark study of the towering ash trees that grow in the mountains of Victoria, Australia, which was launched in the 1980s, boosted arguments for clearcutting the iconic trees.
Scientists discover why poor sleep may harm some brains more
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·26d ago
Scientists discover why poor sleep may harm some brains more - Date: - July 31, 2026 - Source: - Edith Cowan University - Summary: - A gene involved in the brain’s overnight cleaning system may...
A spritz of nanoparticles could save tomatoes from salty soil
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce·26d ago
Tomatoes are some of the most widely-produced and consumed crops worldwide. They’re also vulnerable to increasing soil salinity.
Pennsylvania Struck Down Mandatory Life Without Parole for 2nd-Degree Murder. What Comes Next?
The Marshall Projectby Aala Abdullahi·26d ago
In March, in a bombshell ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down mandatory life in prison without parole for a second-degree murder charge also known as felony murder.
AI can tell if your brain is aging faster than you are
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·26d ago
AI can tell if your brain is aging faster than you are - Date: - July 31, 2026 - Source: - University of California - San Francisco - Summary: - A person’s sleeping brain may reveal warning signs...
Scientists discover how obesity may fuel Alzheimer’s disease
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·26d ago
Scientists discover how obesity may fuel Alzheimer’s disease - Date: - July 30, 2026 - Source: - Houston Methodist - Summary: - Researchers have uncovered a possible biological pathway connecting...
Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill
History of MITby Science Policy Initiative·27d ago
This spring, 25 MIT students and postdocs traveled to Washington to meet with congressional staffers and advocate for sustained federal investment in scientific research.
Concrete, Chaos and Chrysanthemums: How Urban Gardens Saved My Lower East Side
Narrativelyby Melissa Maldonado-Salcedo, PhD·27d ago
Photos courtesy Jardin del Paraiso, Nelsy Maldonado, and the author. This story is part of our ongoing series From the Ground Up, a collaboration between Narratively and ScottsMiracle-Gro exploring...
Frontier Panic
Palladium Magazineby Stephanie Wakefield·27d ago
Earlier this month, an unreleased OpenAI model in internal evaluations hacked its way out of secure OpenAI servers and attacked the hosting platform Hugging Face, just to steal the answer key to...
AI authentication tools are built without adequate journalist input, new report finds
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck·27d ago
It has never been easier (or cheaper) to fake and alter media. The evidence that journalists rely on to verify facts — photographs, videos, documents, websites, and even audio calls with sources —...
Readers turned to these local newspapers for real-time safety updates and weekend reads
Nieman Labby Sophie Culpepper·27d ago
Deliberate audience initiatives and breaking news alike have driven traffic to local newspapers in the last few months.
IEEE Publishing Ethics Team Upholds Research Integrity
IEEE Spectrumby IEEE Publishing Ethics·27d ago
Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations, IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims.
Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News·27d ago
Nitrogen gas is abundant in Earth’s atmosphere, but most living organisms can’t readily use this nitrogen.
Use a DIY Backyard Radio Rig to Trace the Mark of Dark Matter
IEEE Spectrumby David Schneider·27d ago
If you’re wondering what dark matter is, you’re not alone. Astronomers don’t know. But they’ve determined that this invisible material must be far more abundant than the stars and nebulas that they...
The Rise & Fall Of Liberal Democracy’s Shared Fiction | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Macario Schettino·27d ago
Macario Schettino is professor emeritus at Tec de Monterrey and a well-known author in Mexico who writes about history, politics and economics.
MIT researchers have designed a recyclable alternative to spandex
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team·27d ago
More than 11 million tons of textiles end up in landfills or incinerators every year in the US alone.
‘Wastelands’ No More: India Charts a Future for Its Grasslands
Yale E360by Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar • July·27d ago
A plan to map India’s grasslands “signals an important shift in government thinking about these ecosystems,” says a researcher.
How Fox Run Treatment Center Traumatized Troubled Children
The Marshall Projectby Ilica Mahajan·27d ago
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO – Paitin Pahoundis jolted awake, a siren blaring in her ears. Her friend Samantha Primeau was in her room. It was time. The other girls, Samantha told her, were gone.
Were You in Youth Residential Treatment? Learn How to Get Your Records.
The Marshall Projectby Michelle Billman·27d ago
Jaycee Seele wanted proof she wasn’t making it all up. She wanted to know exactly how many times the adults at the residential treatment facility, where she lived for several months, had pinned her...
Woman Versus Nature
Narrativelyby Amy Choudhury Martin·28d ago
Photos courtesy the author and James Martin. This story is part of our ongoing series From the Ground Up, a collaboration between Narratively and ScottsMiracle-Gro exploring the lives, memories...
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