Click Here to Readm View, and Listen to : Embryos small but mighty, first live videos show by Rob Stein on the NPR website on August 15, 2025.
Human embryo in four cell stage. Image: Dr Elena Kontogianni. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Alaskan River Reaches Record High From Melting Glacier
Click Here to Read: Alaskan River Reaches Record High From Melting Glacier: An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau By Raymond Zhong in the New York Times on August 13, 2025.
The Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska (circa 1996). Image: gillfoto Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Click Here To Read: Lies, damned lies, and statistics: What does the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner mean for the future of the truth in America? by Anand Giridharadas the Ink on August 06, 2025.
Click Here to Read: Trump’s Trickle Down Psychologics: Firing of Economics Expert Stokes Fear in Global Citizens (Vol. 5; Issue 31) by Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD on his Journeys into the Unconscious Mind newsletter on August 06, 2025.
Scientists discover a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet deep
Click Here to Read: Scientists discover a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet deep: In Pacific Ocean trenches, scientists found creatures that expand the limits of where we know life can live on Earth By Dino Grandoni in the Washington Post on July 30, 2025.
Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches. Image: Peka Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
Trump and the E.U. Have a Blueprint for a Giant Trade Deal. Is it Good for Europe?
Click Here to Read: Trump and the E.U. Have a Blueprint for a Giant Trade Deal. Is it Good for Europe? Both sides hailed the agreement as the biggest ever. But it will come at a cost to the European Union, and many details have yet to be nailed down By Jeanna Smialek in The New York Times on July 28, 2025.
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