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Law and Government
Cocaine hippos spread due to judicial activism
Hippos are dangerous animals. They kill more people annually than lions, tigers, and rhinos combined. They are also an invasive…
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Science and Technology
Trees and fungus help each other in mutual aid networks, engaging in mutually beneficial trade
Through networks of fungus, trees help each other, and trees and fungus help each other, explains Popular Science: Mycelium are…
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Science and Technology
mRNA immunotherapies save more than 49,000 lives annually
“mRNA immunotherapies avert over 49,000 deaths” each year, just “among U.S. patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer,…
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Unyielding
Record low in pollution from biomass burning
“Global carbon emissions from biomass burning fell to a record low in the first six months of this year. That…
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Foreign Affairs
Ebola outbreak contained in major African country
The African nation of Uganda “has contained an Ebola outbreak imported from Congo after all identified contacts completed quarantine without…
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Science and Technology
New monkey species found in Africa
A new species of monkey has been found in the Congo rainforest in Africa. Yale University explains: An international team…
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Foreign Affairs
Children born with no legal identity, due to their mother being raped
In Sudan’s civil war, thousands of women and teenage girls have been raped. Some of them give birth, only to…
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Science and Technology
Robotaxi without human controls approved
“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved a Robotaxi design without human controls such as a steering wheel or…
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Business
Solar project will generate enough energy to power 315,000 homes
“Cypress Creek Energy and Google have begun construction on an energy project in Arkansas that is set to become the…
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Unyielding
Canopy bridges eliminate roadkill deaths, help endangered species
“A system of canopy bridges has apparently eliminated roadkill deaths for tree-dwelling animals along a road near Alta Floresta, a…
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Economy
Billionaires’ wealth mostly self-made, rather than the product of inheritance, political favors, or government spending
“An analysis by The Economist finds that, for the first time in its 25-year dataset, over half of global billionaire…
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Education
Schools install attack drones against shooters
“Nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado are installing attack drones designed to confront active shooters. Teachers can summon the…
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Business
Mexico becomes a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence boom
“Mexico has quietly become a cornerstone of the AI boom, providing 40 per cent of US imports this year of…
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Education
Colleges raid scholarship funds to pay their bills
Struggling colleges are raiding restricted “endowments to pay the bills,” reports The Wall Street Journal: When Natalie Strouse’s husband of 20…
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Economy
China no longer relies mostly on coal for electricity
“For the first time, China generated less than half of its electricity from coal during the first six months of…
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Unyielding
Africa’s Sahel recovers from drought, bringing more trees, groundwater, and exotic animals
“Across Africa’s Sahel region, groundwater reserves are recovering after decades of drought. Aquifer reserves across Niger have risen by an…
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Science and Technology
Retinal implant restores vision
“European regulators have approved Science Corporation’s PRIMA retinal implant, which combines a tiny chip inserted beneath the retina with camera-equipped…
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Law and Government
Longtime New Yorkers told to pay massive tax bills by Zohran Mamdani’s administration, over false claim that they are absentee property owners
“New Yorkers were seething Tuesday after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration alerted them they’d be on the hook for the state’s…
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Unyielding
Endangered species make a comeback in Hawaii and the Mountain West
“The Hawaiian stilt and the razorback sucker are no longer considered endangered in the United States following substantial recoveries,” notes…
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Business
Haitians don’t eat cats, but they do work in nursing homes and airports
Haitians do not eat cats, unlike people in some foreign countries. They do, however, work in nursing homes and airports…
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Science and Technology
Dengue fever vaccine approved in India
“India has approved its first dengue vaccine, a two-dose vaccine from Takeda Pharmaceutical that, in a late-stage trial, was 80…
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Unyielding
Mammals sleep as little as 2 hours a day and as long as 20 hours a day
Little brown bats sleep 19.9 hours per day, on average. Giraffes sleep only 1.9 hours per day. That’s a difference…
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Science and Technology
Heart disease, smoking, and air pollution deaths fall
“The age-adjusted US death rate from ischemic heart disease, which is caused by blocked coronary arteries, fell 59 percent between…
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Economy
British green energy push may lead to blackouts
The London Times reports that Britain’s crusade to replace natural gas with “green” energy threatens the country’s ability to keep…
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Law and Government
Europe loosens restrictions on gene-edited crops
“The European Union is substantially loosening its restrictions on certain gene-edited crops. Last month, the European Parliament passed a law…
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Unyielding
World hunger falls, contrary to predictions
“The share of the world’s population that was undernourished fell to 7.8 percent in 2025, down from 8.1 percent in 2024…
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Law and Government
State constitution saves woman from financial devastation
Earlier this year, the federal appeals court in New Orleans “upheld a lower court decision that ruled the city of McKinney, Texas, must pay…
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Unyielding
Elephants make a comeback in China
“There are now close to 400 wild Asian elephants living in China, up from around 150 in the 1980s,” reports The…
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Education
Education Department repeals its harmful disparate-impact regulations, which were used to undermine school safety
On Thursday, the Department of Education repealed its disparate impact regulations. Those disparate-impact regulations led some school districts to make…
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Unyielding
Blinding disease eliminated in El Salvador
“El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is…
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Science and Technology
New cholesterol treatment approved
“The FDA has approved a pill that blocks PCSK9, a protein that limits the liver’s ability to remove LDL cholesterol…
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Economy
Study finds tariffs historically harmed the U.S. economy, did not help its manufacturing sector
Manufacturers make their products out of raw materials and components, some of which are imported. So if America imposes tariffs…
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Law and Government
Fewer teens die in car crashes
“Fewer teenagers are dying in motor-vehicle crashes in the United States. According to data from the US Department of Transportation,…
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Science and Technology
Hospital infections decline
“Hospital-acquired infections have become less common in the U.S. A CDC survey of 13,653 patients at 218 hospitals found that…
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Unyielding
Humpback whale population grows 1650 percent, leading to more eco-tourism
“The western South Atlantic humpback population has grown from around 2,000 whales four decades ago to roughly 35,000 today, approaching…
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Law and Government
Taxpayers pay $340,000 annually for unused internet on deserted island
On a “nearly deserted Alaska island, it costs more than $340,000 per year to provide hundreds of buildings — all…
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