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Brazil's Amazon deforestation alerts fell 36.87% (Aug 2025–Jul 2026) — lowest in DETER history at 2,874 km².
Lula created 4 reserves protecting 668,000+ hectares. Supreme Court upheld Soy Moratorium but allowed tax incentive withdrawals.
Lula created 4 reserves protecting 668,000+ hectares. Supreme Court upheld Soy Moratorium but allowed tax incentive withdrawals.
October 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Brazil's Amazon deforestation alerts fell 36.87% (Aug 2025–Jul 2026) — lowest in DETER history at 2,874 km².
Lula created 4 reserves protecting 668,000+ hectares. Supreme Court upheld Soy Moratorium but allowed tax incentive withdrawals.
Lula created 4 reserves protecting 668,000+ hectares. Supreme Court upheld Soy Moratorium but allowed tax incentive withdrawals.
A study of 1,025 U.S. Marines found that higher levels of a natural antibody called anti-NMDAR1 were linked to roughly 25% lower depression and 22% lower PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury.
Published in Molecular Psychiatry by researchers at UC San Diego and VA San Diego.
Published in Molecular Psychiatry by researchers at UC San Diego and VA San Diego.
October 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
A study of 1,025 U.S. Marines found that higher levels of a natural antibody called anti-NMDAR1 were linked to roughly 25% lower depression and 22% lower PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury.
Published in Molecular Psychiatry by researchers at UC San Diego and VA San Diego.
Published in Molecular Psychiatry by researchers at UC San Diego and VA San Diego.
Froth has returned to the Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj in Delhi. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee and TERI researchers have linked it to untreated sewage and detergent-laden effluents.
When this wastewater falls from the Okhla barrage, the turbulence agitates surfactants into foam.
When this wastewater falls from the Okhla barrage, the turbulence agitates surfactants into foam.
October 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Froth has returned to the Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj in Delhi. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee and TERI researchers have linked it to untreated sewage and detergent-laden effluents.
When this wastewater falls from the Okhla barrage, the turbulence agitates surfactants into foam.
When this wastewater falls from the Okhla barrage, the turbulence agitates surfactants into foam.
Astronomers detected repeating radio bursts from Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant 63.4 light-years away, using MeerKAT in South Africa.
The signals match auroral emission physics.
The team, led by K. N. Ortiz Ceballos and Edo Berger at Harvard-Smithsonian and Yvette Cendes at the University of
The signals match auroral emission physics.
The team, led by K. N. Ortiz Ceballos and Edo Berger at Harvard-Smithsonian and Yvette Cendes at the University of
October 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Astronomers detected repeating radio bursts from Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant 63.4 light-years away, using MeerKAT in South Africa.
The signals match auroral emission physics.
The team, led by K. N. Ortiz Ceballos and Edo Berger at Harvard-Smithsonian and Yvette Cendes at the University of
The signals match auroral emission physics.
The team, led by K. N. Ortiz Ceballos and Edo Berger at Harvard-Smithsonian and Yvette Cendes at the University of
An estimated 321,910 U.S. women and 2,670 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2026, per ACS.
One in 8 women lifetime risk. Death rates down 44% since 1989. Screening starts at 40, every 2 years.
But Black women face a 40% higher mortality rate.
One in 8 women lifetime risk. Death rates down 44% since 1989. Screening starts at 40, every 2 years.
But Black women face a 40% higher mortality rate.
October 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
An estimated 321,910 U.S. women and 2,670 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2026, per ACS.
One in 8 women lifetime risk. Death rates down 44% since 1989. Screening starts at 40, every 2 years.
But Black women face a 40% higher mortality rate.
One in 8 women lifetime risk. Death rates down 44% since 1989. Screening starts at 40, every 2 years.
But Black women face a 40% higher mortality rate.
Florida is turning invasive pythons into handbags. Introduced in the 1970s, pythons now number in the hundreds of thousands across South Florida.
A 2012 USGS study found raccoon and opossum populations in the Everglades dropped nearly 99%.
A 2012 USGS study found raccoon and opossum populations in the Everglades dropped nearly 99%.
October 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Florida is turning invasive pythons into handbags. Introduced in the 1970s, pythons now number in the hundreds of thousands across South Florida.
A 2012 USGS study found raccoon and opossum populations in the Everglades dropped nearly 99%.
A 2012 USGS study found raccoon and opossum populations in the Everglades dropped nearly 99%.
One in eight cancers in 2024 began with an infection, per a new IARC study in The Lancet Oncology. 2.3 million cases
Top pathogens: H. pylori, HPV, hepatitis B, EBV, hepatitis C. 77% in low- and middle-income countries. Access to prevention is uneven
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Top pathogens: H. pylori, HPV, hepatitis B, EBV, hepatitis C. 77% in low- and middle-income countries. Access to prevention is uneven
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October 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
One in eight cancers in 2024 began with an infection, per a new IARC study in The Lancet Oncology. 2.3 million cases
Top pathogens: H. pylori, HPV, hepatitis B, EBV, hepatitis C. 77% in low- and middle-income countries. Access to prevention is uneven
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Top pathogens: H. pylori, HPV, hepatitis B, EBV, hepatitis C. 77% in low- and middle-income countries. Access to prevention is uneven
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Two incidents in UP have exposed severe healthcare failures.
In Raebareli, a family alleged a ₹10,000 bribe demand before a woman delivered at a hospital gate.
In Bhadohi, a 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly denied admission; an inquiry found 4 doctors and a nurse guilty of
In Raebareli, a family alleged a ₹10,000 bribe demand before a woman delivered at a hospital gate.
In Bhadohi, a 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly denied admission; an inquiry found 4 doctors and a nurse guilty of
October 4, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Two incidents in UP have exposed severe healthcare failures.
In Raebareli, a family alleged a ₹10,000 bribe demand before a woman delivered at a hospital gate.
In Bhadohi, a 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly denied admission; an inquiry found 4 doctors and a nurse guilty of
In Raebareli, a family alleged a ₹10,000 bribe demand before a woman delivered at a hospital gate.
In Bhadohi, a 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly denied admission; an inquiry found 4 doctors and a nurse guilty of
Tokyo club SPREAD in Shimokitazawa turned its dance floor into a reading space on Sept 26 for JUCY BOOK RAVE.
Carpets, ambient music, and books from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volume rose after 1 p.m. for optional dancing.
The event drew viral attention online. Organizers plan another
Carpets, ambient music, and books from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volume rose after 1 p.m. for optional dancing.
The event drew viral attention online. Organizers plan another
October 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Tokyo club SPREAD in Shimokitazawa turned its dance floor into a reading space on Sept 26 for JUCY BOOK RAVE.
Carpets, ambient music, and books from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volume rose after 1 p.m. for optional dancing.
The event drew viral attention online. Organizers plan another
Carpets, ambient music, and books from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volume rose after 1 p.m. for optional dancing.
The event drew viral attention online. Organizers plan another
A Climate Impact Lab report from the University of Chicago projects 451,000 additional heat deaths from the super El Niño between June 2026 and February 2027.
Authors Michael Greenstone and Tamma Carleton analyzed 24,378 regions. Nigeria: 31,400 deaths.
Authors Michael Greenstone and Tamma Carleton analyzed 24,378 regions. Nigeria: 31,400 deaths.
October 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
A Climate Impact Lab report from the University of Chicago projects 451,000 additional heat deaths from the super El Niño between June 2026 and February 2027.
Authors Michael Greenstone and Tamma Carleton analyzed 24,378 regions. Nigeria: 31,400 deaths.
Authors Michael Greenstone and Tamma Carleton analyzed 24,378 regions. Nigeria: 31,400 deaths.
A 17-month-old nearly died from E. coli after drinking raw goat milk from an unlicensed California farm.
A 6-year-old got the same infection. Regulators closed the case without penalties.
ProPublica found the owner knew a toddler was drinking the milk.
A 6-year-old got the same infection. Regulators closed the case without penalties.
ProPublica found the owner knew a toddler was drinking the milk.
October 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A 17-month-old nearly died from E. coli after drinking raw goat milk from an unlicensed California farm.
A 6-year-old got the same infection. Regulators closed the case without penalties.
ProPublica found the owner knew a toddler was drinking the milk.
A 6-year-old got the same infection. Regulators closed the case without penalties.
ProPublica found the owner knew a toddler was drinking the milk.
More than 80 earthquakes shook Kīlauea’s summit on Sept 30 as magma intruded into new cracks, briefly pausing the ongoing eruption before lava fountaining resumed.
USGS holds the volcano at WATCH.
The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch collapsed into the ocean after years of instability.
USGS holds the volcano at WATCH.
The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch collapsed into the ocean after years of instability.
October 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
More than 80 earthquakes shook Kīlauea’s summit on Sept 30 as magma intruded into new cracks, briefly pausing the ongoing eruption before lava fountaining resumed.
USGS holds the volcano at WATCH.
The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch collapsed into the ocean after years of instability.
USGS holds the volcano at WATCH.
The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch collapsed into the ocean after years of instability.
Researchers at the University of Missouri, led by W. David Arnold, have identified a specific breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles that contributes to age-related muscle weakness, known as sarcopenia.
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,
October 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Researchers at the University of Missouri, led by W. David Arnold, have identified a specific breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles that contributes to age-related muscle weakness, known as sarcopenia.
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,
A tropical sea turtle nested in California for the first time in recorded history.
Two olive ridley nests — 204 eggs — were found in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
NOAA moved them to the Aquarium of the Pacific ahead of Hurricane Polo.
Two olive ridley nests — 204 eggs — were found in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
NOAA moved them to the Aquarium of the Pacific ahead of Hurricane Polo.
October 1, 2026 at 6:46 PM
A tropical sea turtle nested in California for the first time in recorded history.
Two olive ridley nests — 204 eggs — were found in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
NOAA moved them to the Aquarium of the Pacific ahead of Hurricane Polo.
Two olive ridley nests — 204 eggs — were found in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
NOAA moved them to the Aquarium of the Pacific ahead of Hurricane Polo.
NOAA's National Weather Service expanded its experimental Flood Inundation Mapping tool from 60% to nearly 100% of the U.S. population on September 24, 2026.
The tool maps flooding along 3.3 million river miles at neighborhood scale.
The tool maps flooding along 3.3 million river miles at neighborhood scale.
October 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
NOAA's National Weather Service expanded its experimental Flood Inundation Mapping tool from 60% to nearly 100% of the U.S. population on September 24, 2026.
The tool maps flooding along 3.3 million river miles at neighborhood scale.
The tool maps flooding along 3.3 million river miles at neighborhood scale.
Remnants of Hurricane Polo brought widespread rain and flooding to southern New Mexico, prompting evacuation orders for communities including Hatch, Rincon, Salem, Garfield, and Placitas as officials monitored the McLeod Dam, which was reported to be overtopped and at risk of failure.
October 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Remnants of Hurricane Polo brought widespread rain and flooding to southern New Mexico, prompting evacuation orders for communities including Hatch, Rincon, Salem, Garfield, and Placitas as officials monitored the McLeod Dam, which was reported to be overtopped and at risk of failure.
Bangkok floods: ~300mm rain in 48 hours, ~700,000 affected, 23 dead nationwide. Fish swim in streets, Suvarnabhumi Airport disrupted.
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#Bangkok
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September 29, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Bangkok floods: ~300mm rain in 48 hours, ~700,000 affected, 23 dead nationwide. Fish swim in streets, Suvarnabhumi Airport disrupted.
If you think any of the material in the post shouldn't be here, just inform us and we'll act promptly.
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#Bangkok
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#Bangkok
Heavy rains in northern India and Nepal have caused deadly floods and landslides.
In Uttar Pradesh, at least 62 people have died, over 1,000 homes damaged, and schools in Lucknow closed.
Some areas saw over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, the
In Uttar Pradesh, at least 62 people have died, over 1,000 homes damaged, and schools in Lucknow closed.
Some areas saw over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, the
September 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Heavy rains in northern India and Nepal have caused deadly floods and landslides.
In Uttar Pradesh, at least 62 people have died, over 1,000 homes damaged, and schools in Lucknow closed.
Some areas saw over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, the
In Uttar Pradesh, at least 62 people have died, over 1,000 homes damaged, and schools in Lucknow closed.
Some areas saw over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, the
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter found the largest newly formed crater ever spotted in the solar system.
It formed on the Moon in 2024 — 728 feet wide, 141 feet deep.
Robert Wagner at Intuitive Machines spotted it in October 2025.
It formed on the Moon in 2024 — 728 feet wide, 141 feet deep.
Robert Wagner at Intuitive Machines spotted it in October 2025.
September 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter found the largest newly formed crater ever spotted in the solar system.
It formed on the Moon in 2024 — 728 feet wide, 141 feet deep.
Robert Wagner at Intuitive Machines spotted it in October 2025.
It formed on the Moon in 2024 — 728 feet wide, 141 feet deep.
Robert Wagner at Intuitive Machines spotted it in October 2025.
A 17-year-old in Durham, NC died Aug 31 after contracting Naegleria fowleri.
State investigators say he was most likely exposed on Aug 13 by splashing water on his face at a man-made creek at El Futuro, a mental health center.
CDC confirmed the amoeba in the fountain's storage tank.
State investigators say he was most likely exposed on Aug 13 by splashing water on his face at a man-made creek at El Futuro, a mental health center.
CDC confirmed the amoeba in the fountain's storage tank.
September 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
A 17-year-old in Durham, NC died Aug 31 after contracting Naegleria fowleri.
State investigators say he was most likely exposed on Aug 13 by splashing water on his face at a man-made creek at El Futuro, a mental health center.
CDC confirmed the amoeba in the fountain's storage tank.
State investigators say he was most likely exposed on Aug 13 by splashing water on his face at a man-made creek at El Futuro, a mental health center.
CDC confirmed the amoeba in the fountain's storage tank.
New wild cat species identified in Bolivia's Yungas cloud forest. Leopardus tilcayo, confirmed via genetic analysis in Current Biology.
Biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic Explorer, led the research. Only two live individuals known.
Biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic Explorer, led the research. Only two live individuals known.
September 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
New wild cat species identified in Bolivia's Yungas cloud forest. Leopardus tilcayo, confirmed via genetic analysis in Current Biology.
Biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic Explorer, led the research. Only two live individuals known.
Biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic Explorer, led the research. Only two live individuals known.
UKHSA and University of Oxford scientists found the Kent meningococcal outbreak bacteria borrowed genes from harmless throat bugs, making it better at causing severe disease and evading immunity.
Findings now published as a preprint. UKHSA warns similar outbreaks could recur.
Findings now published as a preprint. UKHSA warns similar outbreaks could recur.
September 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
UKHSA and University of Oxford scientists found the Kent meningococcal outbreak bacteria borrowed genes from harmless throat bugs, making it better at causing severe disease and evading immunity.
Findings now published as a preprint. UKHSA warns similar outbreaks could recur.
Findings now published as a preprint. UKHSA warns similar outbreaks could recur.
NOAA Hurricane Hunters flew into the eyewall of Hurricane Polo off Mexico's Pacific coast, capturing video from inside the storm's eye.
Polo reached Category 5 strength with 180 mph winds, fueled by a strong El Niño.
Polo reached Category 5 strength with 180 mph winds, fueled by a strong El Niño.
September 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
NOAA Hurricane Hunters flew into the eyewall of Hurricane Polo off Mexico's Pacific coast, capturing video from inside the storm's eye.
Polo reached Category 5 strength with 180 mph winds, fueled by a strong El Niño.
Polo reached Category 5 strength with 180 mph winds, fueled by a strong El Niño.
Every single district in Bangkok has now been declared a flood disaster area.
The city's disaster prevention command, signed by Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, issued the declaration after a strong low-pressure system and seasonal monsoon patterns dumped
The city's disaster prevention command, signed by Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, issued the declaration after a strong low-pressure system and seasonal monsoon patterns dumped
September 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Every single district in Bangkok has now been declared a flood disaster area.
The city's disaster prevention command, signed by Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, issued the declaration after a strong low-pressure system and seasonal monsoon patterns dumped
The city's disaster prevention command, signed by Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, issued the declaration after a strong low-pressure system and seasonal monsoon patterns dumped
A fire and reported explosion at the Sabana Llana substation in Carolina knocked out power to more than 217,000 customers in Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.
LUMA Energy cited transmission system failures and worked with Genera PR to stabilize generation at San Juan and Cambalache.
LUMA Energy cited transmission system failures and worked with Genera PR to stabilize generation at San Juan and Cambalache.
September 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
A fire and reported explosion at the Sabana Llana substation in Carolina knocked out power to more than 217,000 customers in Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.
LUMA Energy cited transmission system failures and worked with Genera PR to stabilize generation at San Juan and Cambalache.
LUMA Energy cited transmission system failures and worked with Genera PR to stabilize generation at San Juan and Cambalache.