Malaysia bans all imports of electronic waste — Read on Mongabay
From April 2026, Malaysia has banned all e-waste imports to stop illegal toxic recycling trafficking.
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1991 film on Ruan Lingyu returns to the centre of film criticism — Read on New York Times — arte
An analysis of 'Center Stage' (1991), a reflective biopic and documentary on Ruan Lingyu starring Maggie Cheung.
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New 3D printing technique turns hydrogel particles into microfibres to regenerate muscle — Read on Nature — news
The 3D printing method creates aligned microfibres in hydrogels, accelerating muscle tissue regeneration in experimental models.
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Appeals court unlocks billions in climate funds frozen by EPA — Read on New York Times — scienza
A US appeals court rules that the EPA cannot withhold climate funding frozen since early 2025.
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Williams sisters return to doubles at the Cincinnati tournament — Read on ESPN — tennis
Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles together again ahead of the US Open.
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Computational design meets Indian wicker craftsmanship — Read on Core77
Architect Priyanka Narula combines algorithmic design with traditional wicker techniques in a project in Hyderabad.
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LHC enters technical shutdown after Higgs boson discovery — Read on Le Scienze
The particle collider that revealed the Higgs boson is pausing for upgrades and will resume operation in four years.
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A computational model suggests an unknown branch in the human family tree — Read on Le Scienze
By analysing hundreds of modern genomes, the model points to a possible 'ghost lineage' of human ancestors shared by everyone.
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Hundreds of ancient earthworks discovered in south-western Amazonia — Read on Le Scienze
New surveys date many structures to around 1,800 years ago, the era of the Aquiry culture; there could be thousands more.
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Two teams solve the same quantum cryptography problem using the same AI — Read on Le Scienze
An MIT PhD student and two California professors used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra to reach the same discovery independently and simultaneously, reopening debate over scientific credit.
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Rare images of the Sunda clouded leopard captured in Borneo — Read on Nautilus
Camera traps in Borneo's forest captured unusual images of the Sunda clouded leopard, an elusive species.
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Carnivorous nature of a plant Darwin suspected 150 years ago is confirmed — Read on New York Times — scienza
Scientists show that a plant species with sticky hairs digests insects, confirming a hypothesis Darwin put forward in 1875.
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Czech women's tennis climbs the world rankings — Read on Il Post
Ten Czech players are in the world's top 100, including two Wimbledon 2026 finalists.
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Remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches survive three hours underwater — Read on Courrier International
A Singapore team fitted cyborg cockroaches with a waterproof suit, controlling them remotely for three hours underwater.
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What makes societies happy: a study of 97,000 people in 66 countries — Read on Phys.org
Analysing 97,220 responses across 66 countries, researchers identify five community factors linked to happier societies.
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Nscale to supply computing power to Oxford, UCL and Imperial for AI research — Read on Sifted
Nscale has signed a deal to provide computing infrastructure to three British universities for AI research.
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Istat: Italian unemployment at lowest since 2019, employment rising — Read on la Repubblica
Istat confirms employment is rising and unemployment is at its lowest level in Italy since 2019.
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The Royal Mint turns old British phones into recycled gold jewellery — Read on Sciences et Avenir
At its Llantrisant plant, the Royal Mint extracts gold from used phone circuit boards to make jewellery.
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NASA shows cometary knots in the Helix Nebula — Read on NASA
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day: details of cometary knots in the Helix Nebula, about 650 light years away.
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Palantir's CEO criticises the AI industry after a record quarter — Read on TechCrunch
After a $1 billion profit, Karp calls the frontier AI labs industry 'Marxist'.
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Alexandra Eala becomes first Filipina to win a WTA singles title — Read on ESPN — tennis
Eala beat Jessica Pegula in the DC Open final, becoming the first Filipina tennis player to win a WTA title.
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AWS integrates vibe-coding startup Superblocks into private clouds — Read on TechCrunch
Superblocks can now be embedded in AWS customers' private clouds, decoupling apps from the underlying AI models.
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