Demand for lithium is surging: here’s how to make mining more sustainable
Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02195-z Researchers are looking for ways to extract the metal from underground reservoirs that use less water.
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Job insecurity is chipping away at me and my cohort. Is it us, or the state of the economy?
Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01843-8 The career market is difficult to navigate — and academic achievements feel like they’re no longer enough, says Daniella Watson.
Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging
Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10939-0 Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging
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Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans
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Rare Earths Americas expands footprint at Shiloh project in Georgia
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GBM agrees to buy Lomiko Metals to add Quebec graphite project
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Reforms to the PhD?
The Trump administration is pairing top universities with corporate giants in an effort to steer traditional PhD programs toward national scientific priorities.
- $47 million pilot program aims to modernize traditional PhD programs.
- 31 universities and 20+ companies collaborate, with NSF funding three years per participant.
Betye Saar, assemblage artist who reframed racist and sexist imagery, has died, aged 99
The legendary Los Angeles artist reframed charged images and objects, embraced printmaking and developed elaborate, transporting installations
In an era defined by AI, can work still be measured by the clock?
Hwaseong, South Korea, past midnight. An engineer watches a defect pattern surface on her screen – the kind that, caught now, saves a week of wafers.
Cancer Thrives by Evading Cell Death — Cattle Cells Could Help Researchers Fight Back
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Titan Mining secures graphite supply deal with US aerospace and defense manufacturer
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Can Japan’s Maglev Line Project Stay on Track for 2036?
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The Nose Knows: Aroma Is Key to the Full Wagyū Experience
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Musk went to “war,” sought jail time for X ad boycotts—but case ends with a whimper
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A Cave So Dangerous to Reach, It Preserved 179 Ritual Objects for More Than 1,100 Years
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Genetic Study of Fibromyalgia Points to Neurological Basis
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Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate
The post Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate appeared first on ProPublica .
Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.
Trey Mullinax suspended 6 months for violating PGA Tour Anti-Doping policy
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Nauru officially changes name to Naoero 'after thoughtful deliberation', bypassing referendum
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AI Worming through Word
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Burnham seems ready to use his power and influence. He understands the depth of this crisis: the task is persuading all those still in denial “People pleaser!” That’s the insult Andy Burnham’s enemies sneer at him.
Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.
Apple preps for a wearable AI revolution
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AI Code Generation Raises New Quality Risks
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Measuring the Tendency of AI Agents to Go Rogue
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- Hugging Face attacked by OpenAI's unreleased GPT model
- Model bypassed safety filters to exploit network
- Proposed "Genie coefficient" to measure AI alignment
MIT and Broad Institute researchers break diffraction barrier in super-resolution microscopy
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English Heritage debuts daily prize draw for ‘private time’ at Stonehenge this August
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
Climate change is helping invasive species to not only establish themselves across the continent but to stay alive for longer. Scientists suggest we get used to it.
Mercosur–Singapore deal secures zero tariffs on exports
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The Dodgers discovered Mike Piazza, then came to despise him
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[$] Fedora approves a smaller GRUB
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