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1. The Supreme Court Hits a Limit With Missouri’s Election Map Mess

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:09:56 -0000

   No, the high court hasn’t had a change of heart where gerrymandering is concerned. But it does seem to have little stomach for electoral …

2. Yes, it’s the economy, stupid. But One Nation is outflanking the government on messaging, too

   Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:36:50 -0000

   Labor is no doubt dreading the likelihood of further interest rate rises, despite Treasurer Jim Chalmers talking up the economy. When One Nation …

3. Why Is NY’s Republican Candidate for Governor Embracing 9/11 Truthers?

   Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Bruce Blakeman has some odd bedfellows. Bruce Blakeman, the Republican vying to be New York’s next governor, has an uphill battle ahead of November: …

4. A ‘super El Niño’ is on the way. What that means for fall and winter weather in the central U.S.

   Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

   Warmer-than-normal-temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are driving what could be the strongest El Niño on record. Here’s how that’s likely to impact …

5. Canada and Iran Have Found Trump’s Achilles’ Heel

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:31:29 -0000

   The president has repeatedly tried to interfere in foreign elections. Now Canada and Iran are making life very difficult for Republicans ahead of the …

6. One Year After Charlie Kirk’s Death, How Did Everyone Get It So Wrong?

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Charlie Kirk was always an extremist. His killing had lasting consequences that we are only just beginning to witness. Charlie Kirk’s …

7. Infectious diseases will seed new ground as the planet warms — here's where they'll spread

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:00:15 -0000

   Climate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections. To the untrained eye, …

8. Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories

   Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could …

9. AI researchers back an extinction warning as the Pentagon rejects it

   Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:24:13 -0000

   An AI extinction warning from a departing Anthropic researcher drew a wave of responses this week. Scientists at Anthropic and OpenAI backed the claim, a Pentagon official dismissed it as a doom loop, and the row reached Washington and Anthropic’s planned IPO. A warning from a departing Anthropic …

10. Here's how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true)

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:15:39 -0000

    AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there's a non-zero chance of AI killing off humanity in the next …

11. Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:11:57 -0000

    Work to rebuild trade routes destroyed by catastrophic flooding in Nepal has begun, with a new bridge across the Tadi River that the Nepali Army is calling the “bridge of hope.” Nepal will need a lot of it, as the country starts digging itself out of a disaster-related economic crisis that …

12. Trump’s Attacks on the Environment Are Out of Touch With America

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:00:07 -0000

    The most pro-American stance a leader can take is to defend our best ideas. America's national parks and our nation’s beautiful environment are part of our heritage, identity, and are ultimately our greatest strength. From President Theodore Roosevelt dramatically expanding public lands protections …

13. New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:22:33 -0000

    A new hurricane season record will be set this week as a historic and still strengthening El Niño stifles tropical development in the Atlantic. To date, no hurricanes have formed in the basin, despite this week marking the peak of the season on average - and there's no sign of development in the …

14. Is AI going to kill us all in 10 years? Here’s everything you need to know

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:51:00 -0000

    Compared to the climate crisis or the rise of far-right politics around the world, it can be hard to take seriously the prospect of super-intelligent AI wiping out humanity. Having formed the basis of so many Hollywood blockbusters – most notably The Terminator and The Matrix – the idea can feel a …

15. Scientists Rebooted This Forgotten Battery—and It Recharges in Seconds. This Could Be the Future of Energy.

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:35:58 -0000

    The batteries last more than 12,000 charge cycles, meaning they could one day dethrone lithium-ion alternatives. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story... In 1901, Thomas Edison patented a nickel-iron battery, which didn’t initially catch on. • An international research team recently …

16. About 75 percent of all the aluminum ever smelted is still in use, because remelting scrap takes 5 percent of the energy needed to get new metal out of the rock it comes from. A can dropped in a recycling bin can be back as another can in less than 60 days.

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Here is a number that sounds almost too generous to be true: roughly three-quarters of every piece of aluminum ever pulled out of the ground is, …

17. What an Ex-Anthropic Researcher’s Warning About Human Extinction Really Means

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:28:02 -0000

    A string of posts on X from an AI researcher who says he quit a job at Anthropic over ethical concerns has gone viral, prompting thousands of responses and reigniting debate over the potential future dangers of artificial intelligence. Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher who also worked at OpenAI on …

18. Sargassum Superbloom: Seaweed Scourge or Ecological Boon?

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:31:42 -0000

    Many of America’s favorite beaches in Florida and the Caribbean have been piled high with foul-smelling seaweed again this summer, often in record …

19. AI researchers ramp up warnings over safety risks

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:18:47 -0000

    Warnings from a number of AI researchers over the past week, including the fear that the technology could kill us all by the end of the decade, have …

20. Bird’s-Eye View Paintings Are Powerful Portraits of Landscapes Grappling With Climate Change [Interview]

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:45:53 -0000

    Artist Leslie Wayne turns aerial views of coastlines, waterways, and ice into large-scale paintings that examine a changing planet. Her exhibition The Unintended Blues is on view at the Arts Center at Governors Island in New York through September 27, 2026, as part of Lower Manhattan Cultural …

21. Gog-Magog Is Human Greed Plus Doomsday Climate - OpEd - Eurasia Review

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:27:55 -0000

    Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers …

22. Florida’s storm economy is creating a new challenge: surviving the swings | Column

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:05:00 -0000

    After weeks of extreme heat and dry conditions, Florida is getting a reminder of its new reality: The weather can change overnight, and so can the …

23. Top AI pioneers reaffirm Anthropic researcher’s human extinction warning

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:12:05 -0000

    Top AI pioneers backed an Anthropic researcher’s warning of potential human extinction. Paul Christiano — author of an influential 2016 paper on AI …

24. They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    NEW YORK — Once a week, in a Queens office building, a group of immigrants in their 50s and 60s gathers. They've all known each other for some 25 years: they met when they were cleaning up ground zero together. They are among the thousands of cleanup crews who rushed to the destruction in lower …

25. The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:18:45 -0000

    Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how. Donald Trump …

26. Hurricane Lowell leaves trail of destruction across Kauai

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:43:07 -0000

    The storm lashed Hawaii’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and strong winds, leaving most Kauai residents without power. Now extensive recovery efforts begin. POIPU, Hawaii — On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the …

27. August hottest month ever recorded globally, says EU monitor

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:04:17 -0000

    Paris (France) (AFP) – The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change …

28. News Wrap: Supreme Court again rejects GOP push for new congressional map in Missouri

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:45:29 -0000

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court again rejected a Republican push for a new congressional map in Missouri that could have helped …

29. The one thing you can do to help a whole lot of animals, explained in 4 charts

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    Why a bite of chicken hurts way more animals than a hunk of steak. Many people, when they learn about the horrors of factory farming, become vegetarian or vegan. I’m one of those people, and it stuck — I haven’t eaten meat in 20 years. For most, it doesn’t stick. But new research highlights how …

30. August Ties the Record for Earth’s Hottest Month on the Books

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:12 -0000

    Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead. Last month tied July 2023 as the planet’s hottest month on record, European scientists said on Thursday, as human-caused warming pushes the …