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A love letter to Altadena, six months after the Los Angeles fires
The Financial Times
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July 28, 2025
This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s new guide to Los Angeles You could live in Los Angeles your whole life and never know Altadena existed. It felt like a secret tucked into the foothills, never obvious but always magnetic. Its name, a...
Good journalism reveals problems and just asks more questions
WAtoday
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July 28, 2025
“Stop anyone in your country and ask, ‘do you need more news faster?’ They will say, ‘no, we don’t. We need better news. I need to know which people have the best solution to the problems I have’.” The world has always been beset by bad news....
10 cutting-edge innovations redefining energy storage solutions
Power Technology
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July 28, 2025
As the global energy transition accelerates, the need for reliable, scalable and cost-effective energy storage solutions has never been greater. Stationary energy storage technologies broadly fall into three categories: electro-chemical storage,...
WRAP reveals price does not impact tshirt durability
Just Style
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July 28, 2025
WRAP and LITAC describe the study as the first of its kind on tshirts and say it shows there is no correlation between price and durability. The LITAC team tested the durability of 47 t-shirts (24 with male designs and 23 with female designs) from...
Expensive truly DOESN'T mean better: Pricey £395 T-shirt fails to last longer than a humble £4 one in wash tests
Daily Mail
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July 28, 2025
By CIARAN FOREMAN Published: 17:39 EDT, 28 July 2025 | Updated: 17:48 EDT, 28 July 2025 It is a commonly held belief that the more expensive a garment the more likely it is to last longer. But researchers claim that it really does not matter how...
Astragaloside IV Attenuates Chronic Prostatitis by Activating Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway: Suppressing Ferroptosis and Enhancing Antioxidant Defense
Dove Medical Press
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July 28, 2025
Introduction Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a prevalent urological disorder affecting men worldwide, with epidemiological studies indicating a lifetime prevalence rate exceeding 50%. However, existing...
Scramble for critical minerals
Oman Observer
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July 28, 2025
The world’s superpowers have developed a seemingly insatiable appetite for the critical minerals that are essential to the ongoing energy and digital transitions, including rare-earth metals (for permanent magnets), cobalt (for batteries), and...
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy takes over patronage of HUSUM WIND
Energy Global
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July 28, 2025
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is taking over the patronage of HUSUM WIND 2025. Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, will officially open the trade fair on...
How much electricity do data centers use, and can they run on renewables?
Science Feedback
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July 28, 2025
Source: Daoducquan/CC BY-SA 4.0. Whenever you use ChatGPT, say, you interact with a type of computer facility called a data center. You aren’t alone – every second, data centers handle thousands upon thousands of ChatGPT users, plus billions of...
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LiveScience
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July 28, 2025
Children born by planned cesarean section are 21% more likely to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a childhood cancer, than those born vaginally, a new study finds. The research, conducted in Sweden, is consistent with previous studies...
World’s Healthiest Cities: 12 Places That Promote a Long Life
AOL
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For centuries, explorers searched far and wide for the mythical Fountain of Youth. Turns out, it may not be hidden in a tropical cave but spread across real-world cities where people actually live longer—and better. These places have cracked the...
Puerto Rico must rethink its municipal structure — before it’s too late
News is My Business
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July 28, 2025
Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities face mounting fiscal and demographic challenges, prompting calls for structural reform. (Credit: Bobby17 | Dreamstime.com) Puerto Rico stands at a critical crossroads. We are not just facing a fiscal crisis but a...
Modern Wood Burning Stoves: Why They’re the Hottest Trend in Home Heating
The Aspen Times - Colorado
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July 28, 2025
When many people think of wood-burning stoves, the chances are that they imagine bulky cast-iron boxes, smoky chimneys and soot-blackened glass. The models that were a mainstay of old cottages and mountain cabins were far more about function than...
The Intifada That Hasn’t Arrived
Foreign Affairs
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July 28, 2025
The Middle East is in crisis, and Israel is at the center of the storm. Since Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7, 2023, that killed around 1,200 Israelis, the Israeli military has assailed and occupied much of the Gaza Strip, ramped up...
Why are we investing in fossil fuels?
Brandon Sun
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July 28, 2025
Opinion I don’t know about you, but I have to say I’m a bit confused these days. In fact, in political terms, I really don’t know whether I’m coming or going. Am I coming out of a fossil fuel-addicted world into a greener cleaner one, or going...
With $1.1M grant, first-gen, low-income students get renewed support
Cornell Chronicle - New York
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July 28, 2025
Graduating from college isn’t easy, especially when you’re the first in your family to do it, said Bryan Kongnyu ’25. But Cornell’s Kessler Scholars program, which supports first-generation, low-income students, helped him succeed throughout his...
H1 2025: Škoda Auto posts solid financial results and becomes Europe’s third best-selling car brand
Automotive World
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July 28, 2025
Strong demand: Škoda delivers 509,400 vehicles to customers worldwide in the first six months of 2025 (+13.6%), becoming the third best-selling car brand in Europe In the first half of 2025, Škoda Auto delivered 509,400 vehicles to customers...
Genetic test can predict obesity in children before age 5
Emirati Times
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July 26, 2025
Copenhagen: A groundbreaking genetic test can now predict obesity in children before they turn five, according to a large-scale international study based on data from over five million individuals. This test could be a major step in addressing...
These are the best European cities for cycling, says new study
The Manual - Oregon
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July 27, 2025
Think Copenhagen or London top the list of Europe’s best biking cities? Think again. A new study from ferry and cruise operator DFDS reveals that Paris, France is officially the best European city for cycling. The study ranked popular cities...
UN Declares July 7 Global Amotekun Day
Daily Independent
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July 28, 2025
1 Bolu-Olu Esho In recognition of the yeoman’s job done by the South West Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps in tackling banditry and kidnapping, the United Nations has declared July 7 as World Amotekun Day. The UN also officially...