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1. In 1960, scientists predicted the world would end on November 13, 2026

   Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:02:00 -0000

   And yes, doomsday falls on Friday the 13th. In exactly a month, on November 13, 2026, the world will end. Fittingly, our impending apocalypse falls on Friday the 13th. At least, that was the prediction made by University of Illinois physicist Heinz von Foerster in a highly cited Science paper …

2. This Is the U.S. Government’s Most Maddening Poverty Trap

   Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Supplemental Security Income is designed to prevent poor Americans from falling into destitution—but the program disqualifies recipients for saving …

3. Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:57:48 -0000

   Turns out, Elon Musk’s pimply minions didn’t actually want to cut government spending. They wanted to get a piece of it for themselves. One of the …

4. Global action to end violence against children is lagging behind risks: UN expert

   Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   The UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children has called for stronger global action to protect boys and girls caught up in a growing …

5. ‘Essentially rabies’: Virus warning after 43 people bitten, scratched by bats in just two weeks

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:42:17 -0000

   The numbers mark a big increase from the 10 reported cases in the same two-week period in 2025.

6. As Sources Are Depleted and Poisoned, Cost of Water Steadily Rises - ecoRI News

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:27:27 -0000

   The World Meteorological Organization warned us last month that freshwater reserves are under extreme stress from climate-changing emissions and from …

7. California is taking a beating from an unusually destructive 2026 Pacific hurricane season

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:59:37 -0000

   California isn’t a place most Americans associate with tropical weather, but it’s taking a beating in 2026 from one of the most active eastern …

8. Australia's ruling on coal 'a clear signal' to the world, Pacific minister says

   Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:49:01 -0000

   In brief Tuvalu says a poorly attended climate summit still made an impact. • A landmark Australian ruling is being hailed beyond our shores. Tuvalu's …

9. If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanistan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep. Very early on …

10. California Sea Otters Are Making a Comeback, and Its Changing the Coastal Ecosystem - Animals Around The Globe

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:35:25 -0000

    Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. The serene coastlines of California are echoing with a …

11. A 1960 study predicted the world will end next month. Here’s why

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:20:49 -0000

    The end of the world is just a month away, according to a scientific paper published 66 years ago. The 1960 paper, published in the prestigious …

12. Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms, due to El Niño

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:22:15 -0000

    The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty, long-lasting storms east of the international date line, …

13. Photos: Taiwan’s tea revival blends ancient terraces with new climate adaptations

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:34:06 -0000

    SHENKENG, Taiwan — Ten kilometers east of Taipei’s high-rises and dense traffic, the city gives way to a succession of steep, forested ridgelines …

14. Cereals, Vegetables and Fruits Have Lost Up to Half of Their Essential Nutrients in the Last 60 Years. Modern Farming Is Partly to Blame and Climate Change Will Make It Worse

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:17:41 -0000

    Decades of agricultural progress have filled our plates, but some crucial minerals are thinning. A loaf of bread today may look much like one baked 60 …

15. ‘Critical moment’: World leaders urged to course correct on nature protection ahead of COP17 summit

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:26:56 -0000

    Game-changing global nature pact still has potential – but nations need to speed up progress, conservationists urge. Governments are falling short on …

16. China’s new desalination plant cuts energy use by 60%, turns waste into useful salt

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:11:54 -0000

    A large-scale desalination facility in the Caofeidian industrial zone of Tangshan, Hebei province (China), has entered trial production. Designed …

17. Human teeth pinpoint when lead began poisoning medieval town

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:01:00 -0000

    Dental enamel reveals the toxic metal's origins in England. Thanks to some medieval human teeth, archaeologists have pinpointed when lead production first expanded across Europe during the Middle Ages. By examining dental enamel collected from graves located in central England, researchers now know …

18. The Pacific Islands are changing. What happens to cultural heritage when the people have to leave?

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:36:00 -0000

    On Lakina, a small, uninhabited islet in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu, a lone church stands among the coconut palms and pandanus trees. It is the only …

19. Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:01:00 -0000

    "The warning lights are flashing." Record temperatures all across the Pacific, and a prelude of powerful hurricanes to boot. The omens are all there: …

20. One Nation denies AI-generated video used to launch Victorian election campaign was racist

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:25:13 -0000

    One Nation's Victorian deputy leader has defended an AI-generated campaign video featuring a suicide bomber and a home invader, denying it was racist. …

21. Inside Ethiopia’s ambitious campaign to plant 50 billion trees

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The government says it has planted more than 48 billion trees since 2019, including a single-day record of over 800 million this August. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Business is booming on the small patch of land where Eyasu Debela and four friends run a store by the side of the road selling tree …

22. Texas appeals order requiring prison air conditioning, saying it puts operations at risk | Houston Public Media

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:10:46 -0000

    TDCJ, which estimates climate control will cost $1.5 billion, said the federal judge’s order imposes “chaos and confusion” on the country’s largest …

23. Why the worst El Niño killed millions – and how we can avoid a repeat

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    To read of the great famine that swept the globe in the 1870s is to read of a hellscape worse than your imagination could conjure. In China, India, …

24. The Return of the Brazilian Far Right Is a Climate Catastrophe

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lula’s loss will be a disaster for the Amazon rainforest, and could accelerate global warming dramatically. On October 25, Brazilians will vote in the …

25. Activist Greta Thunberg joins French student protests

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:58:11 -0000

    Thunberg arrives at Paul Eluard high school in the heart of the movement in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined the French student protests as more demonstrations calling for better conditions at education facilities are expected nationwide. Thunberg …

26. Super El Niño breaks sea temperature record weeks ahead of expected peak

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:18:44 -0000

    El Niño has continued to strengthen to what some scientists are calling "unprecedented levels", weeks before its expected peak in December. Several key measures are now in record territory. In its latest update, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said average weekly sea-surface temperatures in …

27. Experts Identified The Gravest Health Threats Facing Humanity – Two Have 'Extinction Potential'

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    If there's one thing the COVID-19 pandemic taught us, it's that the world isn't always as prepared for a crisis as we might think. Now, in a sweeping …

28. The Sudden Return of Effective Altruism

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Silicon Valley elite went all in on the movement because it created a justification for the weath-hoarding, antisocial oligarchy they wanted to …

29. Greta Thunberg joins France student protests

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:48 -0000

    Greta Thunberg joined French high school student protests on Tuesday, October 13. The climate activist stood outside Paul-Eluard high school in …

30. Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:19:28 -0000

    Regardless of their views on politics or climate change, most Americans oppose the development of data centers in their communities. These large …