St. Galler Tagblatt +1SGTTC PlanetSwitzerland adopts national plan to prepare for heat and drought — Show the summarySwitzerland has adopted a 2026–2031 climate-adaptation plan with 56 measures. Tasks include national heat maps, health monitoring and drought information to help the country prepare for extreme weather.
Research Frontiers in (Academic Publishing) ConsciousnessMore frequent yoga posture practice and meditation are linked to higher wellbeing in a Hungarian survey — Show the summaryAmong 379 Hungarian yoga practitioners, more frequent posture practice and meditation were linked to higher self-reported wellbeing. Analysing four components together helps distinguish their overlapping associations.
Le Monde +4PM CultureAnita Afonu works to restore Ghana’s independence-era films — Show the summaryIn a new interview, Anita Afonu describes work with Chris Hesse to restore Ghana’s independence-era films. The campaign, documented in The Eyes of Ghana, seeks to give Ghanaians access to their cinematic heritage.
BBC +2BBCHCNWT PlanetUK commits £1.94m to help buy Rothbury Estate for conservation — Show the summaryThe UK government has pledged £1.94m towards buying the roughly 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate. The planned conservation acquisition would support connected habitats, including bogs, woodland and nature-friendly farming.
Energy-Storage.news +3GS EnergyGiga Storage closes €260 million financing for German grid battery — Show the summaryGiga Storage has closed €260 million in debt financing for a 350MW, four-hour battery in Germany. Planned to operate from early 2029, it could help balance wind generation and demand at a transmission-grid connection.
TechCrunch +5 EnergyUS offers up to $5 billion in conditional loans to boost output at eight nuclear plants — Show the summaryThe US Energy Department has offered Constellation up to $5 billion in conditional loans for nuclear upgrades. The projects aim to add nearly 1.1 GW at eight existing plants, expanding dependable low-carbon power largely tied to technology firms.
University of Chicago +3UCUSF ConsciousnessScholars explore how culture shapes accounts of near-death experiences — Show the summaryTwo University of Chicago scholars explore how people interpret reported near-death experiences. Their interview brings anthropology and Islamic intellectual traditions into the discussion of what these experiences mean.
The Hindu +5HB LongevityIndia rejects patent bid for drug-resistant TB treatment combination — Show the summaryIndia’s Patent Office has refused TB Alliance’s patent application for a three-drug treatment for drug-resistant TB. The decision could open more room for generic competition and wider access.
Bangkok Post +1BP EnergyThailand approves rooftop solar subsidies targeting one million households — Show the summaryThailand’s cabinet approved THB50 billion for household solar and more than THB20 billion for smart grids. The programme aims to reach one million households, opening a route to wider solar generation and less reliance on imported gas.
Mondosanità +6APRUE LongevityEU approves Enhertu after surgery for residual HER2-positive breast cancer — Show the summaryEU approval covers Enhertu after surgery for HER2-positive breast cancer remaining after pre-surgery treatment. In a high-risk trial, three-year survival free of invasive disease was 92.4%, versus 83.7% with T-DM1.
Research Smithsonian Magazine +3ZS CultureFingerprints suggest women and children helped make China’s terracotta army — Show the summaryAnalysis of 79 fingerprints on 36 terracotta warriors suggests women and children helped make them. The model-based findings offer a glimpse of the anonymous workforce behind China’s ancient monument.
United Nations in Vienna +1UNION World26 countries sign UN treaty to help traders borrow against cargo — Show the summaryTwenty-six countries signed a UN treaty on transferable cargo documents in Accra. Its common legal framework could help traders use goods in transit to secure financing, particularly in landlocked economies.
New Scientist +3IDF ConsciousnessBee play offers clues to animal consciousness — Show the summaryBumblebees roll balls even without a food reward. A New Scientist feature explores what play and other behaviours can tell us about animals’ experience.
Axios +4TFNTE AbundanceAdsilico raises £10m to expand medical-device testing on virtual patients — Show the summaryAdsilico has raised £10 million to expand virtual-patient simulations from heart devices into brain-aneurysm devices. Testing across varied simulated anatomies could help manufacturers improve device design before human trials.
Research Euronews +4HU AdvancesA thin polymer cooler reaches 12.9°C below a reference box in outdoor tests — Show the summaryA thin polymer material reached temperatures up to 12.9°C below an empty reference box in outdoor tests without electricity for cooling. Its controlled structure offers a new approach to making passive cooling materials.
IndexBox +3IN EnergyAustralian renewable projects secure more capacity financing in H1 2026 than in all 2025 — Show the summaryTwelve Australian renewable generation projects secured financing for 2.6 GW in January–June 2026, exceeding 2.3 GW throughout 2025. The commitments open a path to more renewable electricity supply.
SiViaggia +2SIVNTCI CultureBorromini’s Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza reopens for free weekday visits — Show the summaryRome’s Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza reopened on 27 October after restoration, with free weekday visits from 09:30 to 13:30. Volunteer-supported access brings Borromini’s church back into regular public view.
Research Nautilus +2NTFOJN ConsciousnessA teenager with exceptional personal recall reports frequent spontaneous memories — Show the summaryA case study links a teenager’s exceptional recall of personal experiences with unusually frequent spontaneous memories. In a new interview, its author explores how memories surfacing unbidden might help sustain that recall.
Research Archaeology News Online Magazine +1ANO CultureSouthern Africa’s first documented rock-art stencils found in a shelter — Show the summaryResearchers identify two roughly 9 cm humanlike figures in a Mpumalanga shelter as southern Africa’s first documented rock-art stencils. The finding adds template-based painting to the region’s recorded artistic techniques.
TechCrunch +1RBM AbundanceRe:Build secures $2.1bn to expand manufacturing and incubate industrial businesses — Show the summaryRe:Build has secured $2.1 billion to expand its manufacturing platform and incubate industrial businesses. Its combined design, engineering and production services could help hardware companies bring products to market.
The Guardian +2IPGFI EnergyUK launches low- and no-interest loans for solar panels and heat pumps — Show the summaryEligible UK homeowners can now apply for low- or no-interest energy-upgrade loans through ten initial lenders. The government-backed scheme offers a way to spread the upfront cost of solar panels, heat pumps and batteries.
Mongabay +2UNOBFF PlanetCountries approve talks on a global treaty against environmental crime — Show the summaryCountries have approved negotiations towards a global treaty on environmental crime. The process could strengthen cooperation against criminal networks operating across borders.
Research MedPage Today +3ONGE LongevityDrug pair delays progression in selected patients with resistant lung cancer — Show the summaryIn a 338-patient trial, osimertinib plus savolitinib extended median time without progression from 5.4 to 7.6 months. Patients had EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer with high MET expression or amplification after progression on osimertinib.
Dezeen +3WDMV CultureEssen turns a former department store into a public library — Show the summaryEssen opened a six-storey library in a former department store on 24 October, with creative workshops and music rooms. Entry is free; reopening is announced for 28 October after a drainage-related closure.
