China is Building a Blue Granary
Palladium Magazineby Seth Dowell20d ago
Off the coast of Zhejiang province, an unusual vessel plies the East China Sea. It could be mistaken for a cargo ship, but there are no containers on its deck.
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top 74%Companies once tied to Assad kept winning UN contracts under Syria’s new rulers - ICIJ
ICIJby David Kenner20d ago
The United Nations paid roughly $10 million last year to companies formerly linked to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to an ICIJ analysis of recently released U.N. data.
Solving the solvent problem
MIT Newsby Steve Nadis | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering20d ago
Lithium-ion batteries are the leading choice in today’s electric vehicle and battery energy storage system industries, but they contain a number of critical minerals — including lithium, cobalt...
Atlas Obscura’s Guide to Unique Romantic Getaways
Atlas Obscuraby Louise Story20d ago
You’ve decided to go somewhere together. Maybe you just got married and you’re planning a honeymoon. Maybe you’re marking a decade together with an anniversary trip that actually means something.
The 2026 R&D Benchmark Report: Waste, AI and the Race to Market - Wiley Science and Engineering Content Hub
IEEE Spectrumby Patsnap20d ago
Download the Complimentary Industry Report! Innovation leaders face increasing pressure to deliver breakthrough products faster while making smarter investment decisions.
How To Give Everyday People A Say In AI Governance | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Hélène Landemore20d ago
Hélène Landemore is a political theorist focusing on deliberative democracy and AI governance at Yale University and the University of Oxford, and a leading architect of citizens’ assemblies for...
A majority of Americans don't actually fit either climate camp
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt20d ago
Climate change is an extremely politically polarized topic in the United States, with Democrats generally concerned about human-caused climate change and Republicans more skeptical.
The World Adds a Third Terawatt of Solar Power
Yale E36020d ago
In March, the world passed a major energy milestone, adding its third terawatt of solar power. Increasingly, poorer countries are leading the shift to solar, analysts say.
Illinois Lawmakers Decry Prison’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions
The Marshall Projectby Shannon Heffernan20d ago
Illinois lawmakers are calling for changes at the Joliet Treatment Center, after a Marshall Project, Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation exposed an epidemic of fires that resulted in two...
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
ProPublicaby Rachel Denny Clow20d ago
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March that this Gulf Coast region of more than 500,000 people could face unprecedented restrictions as its...
The benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise
History of MITby Adam Zewe | MIT News21d ago
A one-size-fits-all approach likely isn’t the best strategy when designing artificial intelligence systems that assist users in disease diagnosis.
Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily21d ago
Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight - Date: - August 3, 2026 - Source: - The Conversation - Summary: - Weight loss is not simply a test of willpower.
How Diplomats See the World
Asterisk Magazineby Abi Olvera21d ago
Inside the boring-by-design U.S. fact-checking machine. A few years into my Foreign Service career, a colleague leaked a falsehood to the press. I couldn’t figure out why they’d done it.
U.S. news jobs are more than 3× more likely to be based in Manhattan than they were 25 years ago
Nieman Labby Joshua Benton21d ago
A lot’s happened to media in the ensuing decade — perhaps most notably, the pandemic-fueled rise in work-from-home arrangements that, again, could have reduced the number of journalists overpaying...
A record-breaking eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck21d ago
A translation of a mass shooter’s cryptic journal in the days after an attack. A public records review that revealed failures to install flood warning systems in Central Texas.
The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records
IEEE Spectrumby Joanna Goodrich21d ago
Most hospitals and health care providers use electronic health records instead of paper charts to note patient vaccinations, diagnoses, and procedures.
In an Already Broiling Summer, El Niño Is About to Turn Up the Heat
Yale E360by Fred Pearce21d ago
El Niño is expected to intensify in the weeks ahead, fueling more severe heat across the globe, according to the U.N. World Meteorological Organization.
How Simulation Apps Pinpoint the Root Cause of Electronics Failures
IEEE Spectrumby Joseph Carew21d ago
This article is brought to you by COMSOL. In pursuit of improved range, greater reliability, and faster charging, electric vehicles are driving the demand for high-voltage electronics.
Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily21d ago
Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease - Date: - August 3, 2026 - Source: - University of Cologne - Summary: - Scientists have identified a molecular switch that may...
Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily21d ago
Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease - Date: - August 3, 2026 - Source: - Vanderbilt University - Summary: - Vanderbilt researchers created the first selective...