NautilusN Advances2,500-year-old statue re-emerges from Roman road where it was reused as paving — Show the summaryArchaeologists find a 2,500-year-old statue that had been reused as a paving slab in a Roman road.
Smithsonian Magazine CultureLouvre’s Islamic masterpieces on show in the US for the first time — Show the summaryTwenty-six works of Islamic art from the Louvre will go on display in September at the Smithsonian in Washington.
Rivista Studio CultureReview: Kore-eda’s 'Sheep in the Box' on creativity as salvation — Show the summaryA critical review of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film, which explores family, childhood and creativity.
NASA AdvancesNorthern lights over an Icelandic waterfall — Show the summaryNASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a colourful aurora above a waterfall in Iceland.
BioSpace LongevityFDA approves first broad-spectrum RAS drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer — Show the summaryThe FDA has approved daraxonrasib (RASONQUE) from Revolution Medicines, the first RAS-targeted treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer.
AllAfrica WorldRwanda’s Akagera park eliminates poaching for over a decade — Show the summaryWildlife numbers grew from 4,476 to 11,338 since 2010, the Big Five have returned, and 60 former poachers now work as rangers.
DailynewsDA LongevityMalaria in Zanzibar falls to 0.04% of cases — Show the summaryMalaria prevalence in Zanzibar has fallen from 40% 25 years ago to 0.04% today
Research Google Research LongevityGoogle Research presents GlucoFM/CGMformer, a transformer pretrained on glucose monitoring data — Show the summaryA solid, peer-reviewed research result introducing a new AI model for glucose analysis with clinical potential, still undergoing retrospective validation.
Energy Storage AdvancesA 1 GWh battery comes online at a former mining site in Scotland — Show the summaryA 1 GWh storage plant, described as Europe’s largest operational facility, has come online at a former coal mining site in Scotland. It is the first of three planned plants, for a combined capacity of 1.5 GW.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories AbundanceUN Security Council briefed on Syria transition — Show the summaryA UN Security Council briefing reviewed Syria’s transition, citing its removal from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism and the dissolution of the Kurdish-led SDF.
Investing.com AbundanceChina and Jordan call for US-Iran ceasefire to be maintained — Show the summaryThese are generic diplomatic statements in support of a ceasefire, without any verifiable concrete effect, and therefore outside the kind of evidence Solarpunk looks for.
Sifted AbundanceLunar app founders raise €8.2 million to launch Repodo, an AI audit startup — Show the summaryThis is a pre-seed fundraising announcement for a startup, a category explicitly excluded from the editorial line as commercial communication without verifiable effects.
Sifted AbundanceRevolut announces launch of new internal AI research unit for proprietary models — Show the summaryThis is a corporate announcement about launching an AI research unit, with no verifiable result, product or impact: pure forward-looking communication, not evidence of progress.
Washington Post AbundanceWall Street Journal defends billionaire columnist’s use of AI for op-ed — Show the summaryThis is an editorial controversy over the use of AI in an op-ed, outside Solarpunk’s remit and without sufficient evidence.
Research PsyPost LongevityIn mice, a Salvia divinorum compound reduces formalin-induced trigeminal pain — Show the summaryA study in mice shows that salvinorin A, extracted from Salvia divinorum, reduces formalin-induced trigeminal pain behaviour.
AFP via ABS-CBN News AbundanceMeta agrees to pay up to $16.7bn to settle lawsuit from 29 US states — Show the summaryAccording to a news agency, Meta has agreed a settlement of up to $16.7bn with 29 US states over alleged harm to minors, committing to new protections for teenagers.
Tech TimesTT LongevityFDA grants accelerated approval to a gene therapy for glycogen storage disease, based on surrog — Show the summaryThis is a real, verifiable regulatory approval for a gene therapy for a rare disease, but it rests on a surrogate endpoint rather than the primary clinical benefit, so the primary source needs checking before publication.
The New Yorker LongevityMetagenomics helps solve unresolved diagnostic mysteries — Show the summarySequencing genetic traces of viruses, bacteria and fungi in the body is uncovering previously undiagnosed diseases.
Mongabay AdvancesA Sri Lankan naturalist inspires a new generation of herpetologists — Show the summaryAn interview with Anslem de Silva, a pioneer of reptile conservation in Sri Lanka, on his legacy among young researchers.
Dezeen CultureA designer creates a T-shirt to avoid recognition by AI surveillance systems — Show the summarySimon Weckert presented a T-shirt designed to avoid being recognised as a person by AI surveillance systems, in response to a pilot project in Berlin.
Reuters AbundanceIndian shares rise, oil falls on hopes of Hormuz reopening — Show the summaryIndian stock markets rose while oil prices fell on hopes that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen. Available evidence is insufficient: the full source text and quantitative data supporting the assessment are missing.
Research NASA AdvancesNASA’s Pandora mission begins observing at least 20 exoplanets and their stars — Show the summaryPandora, the first mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers programme, has started scientific observations of at least 20 exoplanets and their host stars.
Science AdvancesMexico approves Oifirax, an RNA-based fungicide for grapevine powdery mildew — Show the summaryAccording to reports, Mexico has approved Oifirax, an RNA-based fungicide developed by GreenLight Biosciences to combat grapevine powdery mildew.
Science LongevityGates Foundation commits $540 million to Global Burden of Disease — Show the summaryThe Gates Foundation has announced a commitment of $540 million to the Global Burden of Disease, a global epidemiological research project also known for criticism of its transparency.
