Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Mongabay Globalby Abhaya Raj Joshi6d ago
- Nepal’s government is allowing hydropower development inside protected areas, despite a January 2025 Supreme Court ruling that invalidates the legal provision for this activity.
ScienceDaily6d ago
More than 1,000 genetic switches reveal why female immunity is different Scientists have uncovered more than 1,000 genetic switches that may help explain why women’s stronger immune defenses also...
The Marginalianby Maria Popova6d ago
How to Bear Your Loneliness By Maria Popova “You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love,” the artist Louise Bourgeois wrote in her diary.
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News6d ago
Anyone who’s ever wrestled with a claw machine at an arcade can appreciate the difficulty in pulling and pushing on joysticks, in just the right way, to get a mechanical arm to scoop up that one...
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory6d ago
Greenland’s jagged coastline is lined with fjords, many of them cradling marine-terminating glaciers that routinely calve icebergs into the water.
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao6d ago
Sloth bears play a critical role in structuring India’s dry deciduous forests by dispersing viable seeds and influencing plant regeneration, reports contributor Sneha Mahale for Mongabay India.
ScienceDaily6d ago
AI-designed “intrabodies” could unlock new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND - Date: - August 19, 2026 - Source: - University of Essex - Summary: - Researchers have developed a new...
ScienceDaily6d ago
MIT physicists discover electrons rebuilding like ice inside a quantum material - Date: - August 19, 2026 - Source: - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Summary: - MIT physicists found that...
ScienceDaily6d ago
Researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub Scientists have revealed how the brain’s decision-making hub dynamically rewires its communication strategy when uncertainty strikes.
Salonby Troy Farah6d ago
Businessman and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, best known as the founder of My Pillow and a prominent advisor to Donald Trump, refuses to accept his loss in the Republican primary for governor...
Mongabay Globalby Rhett Butler6d ago
- Wildlife conservationist Bill Konstant has spent more than four decades helping build species-conservation programs, connect field biologists with funding, and support threatened wildlife around...
ScienceDaily6d ago
A mother’s age can shape her offspring without changing their DNA A surprising discovery suggests a mother’s age can leave a reversible biological imprint that may echo across multiple generations.
The Marginalianby Maria Popova6d ago
Wilderness, Solitude, and Creativity: Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life During Seven Months on a Small Alaskan Island By Maria Popova Not often — a...
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta6d ago
A small population of dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia have a documented history of using an unusual tool to help them catch fish: Large, empty snail shells.
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto6d ago
The Scoop China’s equivalent to YouTube is making a play for the rest of the world and courting non-Chinese creators to boost its appeal.
Gristby Ellis Juhlin6d ago
The Trump administration is proposing to rescind the “roadless rule,” a 25-year-old policy that bars development like road construction and logging on nearly 45 million acres of national forest...
Vanity Fairby Chris Murphy6d ago
“A nuclear explosion just struck and I can see the mushroom cloud out of my window,” says a monotone blond man with a shaggy beard, speaking into his phone.
US Top News and Analysisby Jeff Cox6d ago
President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed frustration that the Federal Reserve isn't cutting interest rates, insisting that solid economic data shouldn't stop the central bank from adopting an...
OCCRP6d ago
Reported by Audio recordings of police interrogations played to a Maltese jury this week revealed that Yorgen Fenech, the businessman on trial for the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative...
Hyperallergicby Anna Lee6d ago
Two dozen cultural treasures will head home to Native American communities tonight, August 19, following a ceremony at the Speed Art Museum in Kentucky, where they are currently housed.
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