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The “Asian water tower” is losing 24 billion tonnes of groundwater every year
ScienceDaily·6d ago
The “Asian water tower” is losing 24 billion tonnes of groundwater every year - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Summary: - The “Asian Water Tower” is losing...
Filipino Cacao Growers Learn to Live With a Hotter Climate
Yale E360by August·6d ago
In the Philippines, ideal growing conditions for cacao have fueled an industry with a market value of more than $400 million.
Humanoid robots' 'ChatGPT moment' could be 10 years away, Unitree founder says
US Top News and Analysisby Anniek Bao; Jenni Reid; Jenny Lee·6d ago
Humanoid robots may be a decade away from their "ChatGPT moment," Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing has said, following his company's soaring market debut.
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards
Open Cultureby Colin Marshall·6d ago
Pitch to friends or family the idea of a trip to Mons, Belgium to visit the Mundaneum, and you may be met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception.
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’ - KFF Health News
KFF Health Newsby Lydia Zuraw·6d ago
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’ The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday via direct download or the RSS feed. Aug.
Exclusive: ‘Washington is the center of it all’: Carlyle embraces its roots
Semaforby Liz Hoffman·6d ago
The News When the Carlyle Group decided to get into the madcap data-center dash, it didn’t start by courting hyperscalers or Emirati royals. It called the US Army.
How Much of a Cancer Drug Is Too Much? Patients, Researchers Challenge FDA-Approved Dosages - KFF Health News
KFF Health Newsby Arthur Allen·6d ago
How Much of a Cancer Drug Is Too Much? Patients, Researchers Challenge FDA-Approved Dosages Northwestern University economist Chuck Manski studies decision-making amid uncertainty.
Violence Against Healthcare Workers and Staffing Shortages Fuel Hospital Strikes - KFF Health News
KFF Health Newsby Lynn Arditi·6d ago
Violence Against Healthcare Workers and Staffing Shortages Fuel Hospital Strikes Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room.
This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching?
ProPublicaby Sarah Blesener·6d ago
Reporting Highlights - “Permanently Ineligible”: An oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, among other allegations, and...
Scientists crushed diamond beyond Neptune-like pressures—and solved a 20-year mystery
ScienceDaily·6d ago
Scientists crushed diamond beyond Neptune-like pressures—and solved a 20-year mystery - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) - Summary: - Extreme...
What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports
ProPublicaby Emily.Goldstein@propublica.org·6d ago
As a reporter for The Washington Post and now ProPublica, I’ve investigated how youth sports organizations have failed to protect kids from sexual predators. I’ve spoken to dozens of parents.
Who’s most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? The farmworkers on the front lines.
Gristby Frida Garza·6d ago
Earlier this summer, when the news broke about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic infection that results in abdominal distress and is passed on via food or water that has been contaminated...
Climate change drove extreme July heat in European seas, study finds
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·6d ago
European coastal waters recorded unprecedented sea surface temperatures in July 2026. A new study has found that human-induced climate change primarily drove the temperature surge, pushing marine...
How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Gristby Katie Worth·6d ago
Had Florida’s high school marine biology students read the original draft of their textbook, they would have learned about research that found climate change is killing at least 150,000 people per...
A 1932 Illustrated Map of Harlem’s Night Clubs: From the Cotton Club to the Savoy Ballroom
Open Cultureby OC·6d ago
Harlem’s undergoing another Renaissance, and has been for years now. Crime’s down, real estate prices are up, and throngs of pale-faced hipsters are descending to check the area out.
War: Watt Is It Good For?
War on the Rocksby Phoebe Benich·6d ago
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China’s Military Says AI Can’t Replace Commanders. Xi Is Testing That
War on the Rocksby Jaehwan Lim·6d ago
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A SpaceX rocket smashed into the Moon — NASA just revealed the crater
ScienceDaily·6d ago
A SpaceX rocket smashed into the Moon — NASA just revealed the crater - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - NASA - Summary: - A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 stage crashed into the Moon on Aug.
This total solar eclipse looked strangely golden — here’s why
ScienceDaily·6d ago
This total solar eclipse looked strangely golden — here’s why - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - NASA - Summary: - Spain’s total solar eclipse delivered an unexpected sight: a corona glowing...
Indigenous fishers rethink shark hunting & protect species on Colombia’s coast
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu·6d ago
- In the Colombian department of La Guajira, at South America’s northernmost tip, Indigenous Wayuu fishers from the community of Punta Gallinas are working with marine biologists to conserve and...
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