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Adekeye Adebajo | Trump’s Nobel fantasies
The Gleaner
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July 13, 2025
The nomination of United States (US) president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recalls the sardonic quip, in 1973, by American songwriter Tom Lehrer, that the prize being awarded to...
Chilling Sensations: The Fascinating World of Cryorhodopsins
Bioengineer.org
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July 4, 2025
In the vast, frozen realms of Earth’s coldest environments—ranging from the sprawling glaciers of Greenland and the pristine icy aquifers of Finland to the lofty Tibetan plateaus—lurks a remarkable group of proteins poised to revolutionize...
Rare blue proteins from cold-adapted microbes could serve as prototypes for molecular on-off switches
Phys.org
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July 4, 2025
Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold groundwater in Finland. As cold and beautiful as these are, for the structural biologist Kirill Kovalev, they are more...
Opinion: Climate change is very real, and we must adapt
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 10, 2025
The sparkling fireworks of July 4 were dimmed by the tragic news of flooding in Kerr County and surrounding areas in central Texas. Torrential rainfall caused rivers to overflow into residential communities, killing more than 100 people —...
Architecture beyond Earth: How SAGA Space Architects and Autodesk are shaping life in space
Space Explored
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June 25, 2025
Image: SAGA In an era where space exploration is transitioning from fleeting missions to lasting habitation, one question has emerged at the forefront: how do we not just survive, but thrive in environments beyond Earth? According to one company,...
The New Gold Rush for MAGA Lobbyists By Ben Terris
New York Mag
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July 10, 2025
Illustration: Zohar Lazar This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Before my interview with the lobbyist Ches (pronounced “chess”) McDowell, a Republican operative...
The 1600: Reflections on the Near Assassination of Donald Trump
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
Good morning, 🎶Friday Listening: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down I've been in meetings this week planning our coverage for the anniversary of Trump's near-assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania on Sunday. Can you believe that was only a year...
ENR Texas & Southeast's Inaugural Top Contractors Ranking Revealing Soon
Engineering News Record
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June 25, 2025
Construction initiated by the Texas Dept. of Transportation—such as this work on the $4.5-billion Capital Express Central Project in Austin—provided considerable revenue opportunities for contractors in 2024. Image courtesy Texas Dept. of...
Australia and New Zealand Need to be More Vocal in Opposition to Trumpian Policies
The Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, including the recent reinstatement of tariffs, must necessarily lead to a rethink in Canberra and Wellington of their approaches to the current American administration. While both the Australian and...
ENR Texas & Southeast Inaugural Top Contractors Ranking Revealed Soon
Engineering News Record
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June 25, 2025
Construction initiated by the Texas Dept. of Transportation—such as this work on the $4.5-billion Capital Express Central project in Austin—provided considerable revenue opportunities for contractors in 2024. Image courtesy Texas Dept. of...
Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025
Muser Press
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July 9, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. University of Houston engineer creates a possible replacement for plastic In a world...
Donald Trump’s Strike on Iran Proves Why Nuclear Deterrence Still Works
Fair Observer
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July 10, 2025
A spate of break-ins has been taking place in your neighborhood. Armed thugs associated with a crime syndicate have been knocking down doors and grabbing what they can. The police show up only after the assaults, which have led to injuries and...
Donald Trump: Warmonger or peacemaker?
Frontline - The Hindu
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July 3, 2025
Six months into his second presidency, Trump has shown a wide array of foreign policy possibilities—from wanting to take over Greenland and buy the Panama Canal, to looking at Gaza as real estate to develop, to announcing he would end the Ukraine...
Hotlist: 2025 Trending Destinations!
Fact Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Craving somewhere new? This year’s biggest travel trends are all about the unexpected – from remote escapes to reinvented cities and surreal natural wonders. Check out these four hot trending destinations of 2025. And the best part? You’ll get...
Dispatch from Svalbard: Tensions are simmering in the High North
Atlantic Council
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July 9, 2025
SVALBARD, NORWAY—Even in summer, the air is clear and cold in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost inhabited town, which is located above the Arctic Circle in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The message from officials we recently spoke with there...
Who is Valar Atomics?
Utah Investigative Journalism Project
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July 8, 2025
Transmission lines lead away from the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in...
Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’
Eco-Business
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July 10, 2025
The event was billed as a “call to action” to the “research community, policymakers and business to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of tipping points and to accelerate the required action”. As human activity drives global...
Melon Music Awards 2025: Date, Venue, Ticket Sales, Voting Details, and More
International Business Times Singapore
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July 12, 2025
Melon Music Awards (MMA) is gearing up to return with a new set of nominees, performers, presenters, and winners. The annual star-studded ceremony will be back with its 17th edition in December. Kakao Entertainment has shared some details about...
Outsider Geopolitics: To Be, or Not to Be, in the Arctic
E-International Relations
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July 10, 2025
The Arctic has often been described as exceptional, a region of cooperation rather than conflict, more open than exclusive. However, even before the negative impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, this narrative...
Groundbreaking discovery reveals Southern Ocean’s circulation has reversed
Cape Town ETC
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July 10, 2025
For the first time in recorded history, researchers have identified a drastic reversal in ocean circulation within the Southern Ocean, a finding that carries profound implications for global climate patterns. This momentous study, led by the...