1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (266+ words) So much information..so many dire situations. I bring you some thoughts and starting points for discussion today. Nepal: After weeping, my bit to remember is from Emily Atkin, who wrote on Aug 29: the moral clarity of what Jaweria Baig…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (385+ words) Analyzing the intelligence of plants, fungi, and bacteria. A deep dive into orthogenesis, vitalism, and anthropopathism in modern analytical philosophy....

20+ hour, 32+ min ago   (687+ words) We have implemented additional assurance measures to protect our systems. As a result, we have suspended some of our systems and services. We apologise for any temporary disruption some customers may experience. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 July 2026 The…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (561+ words) Can We Control Our Hormones? Stress levels, sleep, sexuality: Hormones in our bodies wield enormous power over us. They control us, but can we control them? Can We Stop Mass Extinction? How Do You Become a Genius? Albert Einstein, Isaac…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (480+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) - Former federal environmental officials are sounding an alarm in a new report about potential health impacts from data center pollution amidst what they see as a breakdown in oversight. The Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit organization made up…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1120+ words) Every AI-generated image requires electricity and water, and researchers warn that the real environmental impact lies in the billions of images, videos and prompts generated at scale Creating one takes only a few seconds. But behind that apparently effortless transformation…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1085+ words) Researchers are designing AI-powered virtual cities to help authorities predict street-level pollution and act where it is needed most. In cities, air pollution can vary sharply from one street to the next. Fumes may linger between tall buildings, collect at…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (941+ words) The July hack of the AI software company Hugging Face by a swarm of as many as 1,200 agents that escaped from a test environment at OpenAI revealed that the AI agents had been engaged in a range of online activity…...

22+ hour, 14+ min ago   (814+ words) For a wind farm facing an approaching typhoon, a forecast is no longer just a warning. It can help operators decide when to stop turbines and when to safely restart them, cutting unnecessary shutdowns and power-generation losses. China’s meteorological services…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (56+ words) Water utilities live and die by the forecast. When a crew opens a valve or takes a pipe offline for inspection, the entire calculation rests on an assumption about how much water customers will draw that day. Get that number…...