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USD 10 billion in catalytic capital could help unlock USD 500 billion for India's climate goals: CEEW-Tata Sons report ->PV Magazine | More on "India's blended climate finance strategy" at BigEarthData.ai | #ClimateGoal

pv-magazine-india.comUSD 10 billion in catalytic capital could help unlock USD 500 billion for India's climate goals: CEEW-Tata Sons reportNew Delhi, 27 October 2026: Meeting India’s climate goals will require USD 500 billion in investment across 20 low carbon technologies by 2030. But the report, Blended Finance for India’s Climate Goals, jointly launched today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water’s Green Finance Centre (CEEW-GFC) and Tata Sons, finds the route begins with leveraging blended finance as a fundamental tool. The report finds that unlocking a far smaller amount, equivalent to 10% of the USD 500 billion, or USD 50 billion in blended finance, could help build a track record for the rest of the money to follow in an unsupported manner. The report also claims that this USD 50 billion could be mobilised with just USD 10 billion in catalytic capital, indicating that every dollar of catalytic capital mobilises five dollars in blended finance – an indicative leverage multiple of 5x. This combines a dollar of catalytic capital with four dollars of commercial capital financing at market terms. The CEEW-Tata Sons report is the first to quantify how blended finance could help India meet its 2030 decarbonisation targets across power, industry, and mobility, the three sectors that account for 70 per cent of the country’s greenhouse gas...
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Letters for Tuesday, Oct. 27: Costs of housing the homeless; 2 opinions on Proposition 137 ->Reporter Herald | More on "Homelessness shelter funding costs" at BigEarthData.ai | #Poverty #Housing #Homeless

reporterherald.comLetters for Tuesday, Oct. 27: Costs of housing the homeless; 2 opinions on Proposition 137The city of Loveland is considering paying churches to shelter unhoused residents on the coldest winter nights. Since the city closed its shelter in April, churches are stepping into a role the city once funded. Several people told the Reporter-Herald churches should do this for free. As a consultant for nonprofit organizations and longtime volunteer, I’d like to explain why that’s unrealistic. Any shelter must be safe and clean. At minimum, that requires cleaning services and trained overnight staff, including security. People experiencing homelessness carry stresses and health concerns that those of us with stable housing can barely imagine, and tensions can rise in shared sleeping spaces. I learned this firsthand. About 10 years ago, I volunteered as an overnight host at First United Presbyterian Church, while roughly 10 unhoused guests stayed. The evening was pleasant. Volunteers served dinner, people talked around tables and a few helped a child with homework. At bedtime, I slept on the other side of a thin wall from that same boy and his grandmother. He couldn’t settle. He was in an unfamiliar place, and within the prior year one parent had died and the other had left. I imagine both were grieving and exhausted...
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Armenia launches drive to reform $500bn in harmful nature subsidies ->The Climate Watch | More on "Biodiversity-friendly subsidy reform initiative" at BigEarthData.ai | #Nature

theclimatewatch.comArmenia launches drive to reform $500bn in harmful nature subsidiesThe Yerevan initiative brings governments, international organisations and businesses together to advance biodiversity-friendly spending, with success hinging on fair reforms and measurable changes in national budgets. Yerevan Call seeks to turn the global pledge to reduce harmful incentives by at least $500 billion annually by 2030 into national action. Armenia’s COP17 presidency on Monday launched a voluntary initiative to reform subsidies that damage biodiversity and expand incentives for conservation, aiming to translate a global commitment adopted in 2022 into changes in national budgets. The initiative seeks to advance Target 18 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which calls for reducing harmful incentives, including subsidies, by at least $500 billion annually by 2030. The figure represents an existing reform commitment rather than new funding announced in Yerevan. The target calls for fair and equitable action, beginning with the most damaging incentives, alongside greater support for conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity. The launch is a presidency-led initiative rather than a negotiated agreement adopted by all COP17 parties. The initiative’s impact will depend on whether countries convert political support into changes in national budgets and incentive programmes, delivering measurable gains for biodiversity while protecting the livelihoods of producers and communities affected...
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Avian Influenza Threatens Vulture Populations Worldwide ->Newswise | More on "Avian flu threatens vulture populations" at BigEarthData.ai | #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza

newswise.comAvian Influenza Threatens Vulture Populations WorldwideThe signatories of a letter published in the journal Conservation Biology warn of the threat posed by avian flu to vulture populations. They also highlight the potential impact that the decline in vultures could have on ecosystems and human wellbeing. To address this situation, they propose five courses of action: to monitor vulture populations, implement vaccination campaigns, manage the carrion, establish protocols for handling vultures, and promote local action plans. Vultures are one of the most threatened group of birds in the world. Currently, at least 16 of the 23 species of vulture are of conservation concern, largely as a result of poisoning and other threats due to human activity. However, “they provide us with one of the most important ecosystem services for human wellbeing: they feed on decomposing animal carcasses, that harbour pathogens. It has been proven that scavengers help prevent or reduce the spread of pathogens. That is, they prevent disease-causing microorganisms from continuing to spread”, explains Jon Morant, researcher at the EHU-University of the Basque Country. The avian flu virus (H5N1), which caused the panzootic —the equivalent of a pandemic in animals—, is highly contagious and could lead to the collapse of vulture populations, which are already...
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Utah Bird Flu Outbreak at Mink Farm Raises Questions About Worker Safety and Gaps in Disease Surveillance ->Medical Daily | More on "Bird flu outbreak at mink farms" at BigEarthData.ai | #BirdFlu #Surveillance #Health #Pandemic #Disease #Privacy

medicaldaily.comUtah Bird Flu Outbreak at Mink Farm Raises Questions About Worker Safety and Gaps in Disease SurveillanceA bird flu outbreak at a Utah mink farm has raised questions about how state and federal officials handled the infections and whether workers exposed to sick animals were sufficiently protected. A ProPublica investigation, reported in October 2026, found that efforts to obtain federal assistance hit regulatory obstacles as the outbreak continued at a farm raising thousands of mink for fur. The report described concerns about the lack of worker monitoring and the decision not to cull infected animals. The findings have prompted questions about whether existing disease-control procedures adequately address infections in farmed mink, which can be susceptible to influenza viruses that infect both birds and mammals. The outbreak does not establish that people have been infected or that the virus is spreading between humans. However, people who handle sick animals face a higher risk of exposure, making worker protection and timely communication between animal health and public health officials key parts of the response. Mink Infections Raise Questions About Disease Control ProPublica reported that Utah state veterinarian Amanda Price's efforts to obtain federal assistance were complicated by the USDA's position that it did not regulate mink farms and had no vaccine approved for the animals. The investigation also...
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German court rejects bid to end Ukrainian ex-officer's trial over Nord Stream pipeline blasts ->Newsday | More on "Nord Stream pipeline sabotage trial" at BigEarthData.ai | #RussiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine #Pipeline

newsday.comGerman court rejects bid to end Ukrainian ex-officer's trial over Nord Stream pipeline blastsHAMBURG, Germany — A German court on Tuesday rejected a defense request to end the trial of a former Ukrainian army officer who is accused of damaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines built to carry Russian gas to western Europe in blasts four years ago. Serhii Kuznietsov, 50, went on trial at the Hamburg state court on Oct. 14, charged with causing an explosion, damaging property, disrupting public service and being an “accomplice to war crimes” by attacking civilian infrastructure. He is alleged to have been the ringleader of the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, considered one of Europe’s biggest acts of sabotage since World War II. His lawyers swiftly filed a motion to dismiss the charges. They argued that Kuznietsov was still an active duty soldier and as such was obligated by Ukrainian law not to speak for reasons of secrecy linked to national security, and that under German law anyone who can't speak out can't be convicted. The court dismissed the motion on the trial's second day of hearings on Tuesday, German news agency dpa reported. It said that the defendant's defense wasn't limited under German law, and that freedom to testify in Germany isn't limited...
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From footsteps to wireless events: infrastructure-native battery-free interfaces for human-environment interactions ->Nature | More on "Battery-free wireless sensing infrastructure" at BigEarthData.ai

nature.comFrom footsteps to wireless events: infrastructure-native battery-free interfaces for human-environment interactionsThe proposed platform is conceived not as a stand-alone mechanical harvester, but as a compact, battery-free floor node for human–environment interaction. As shown in Fig. 1a, it is designed for distributed intelligent infrastructures in which pedestrian activities are translated into actionable wireless events for sensing, warning, and spatial interaction. This perspective is important because the floor is a ubiquitous interface: it is directly coupled to routine walking and spans occupied space, thereby providing a natural substrate for sensing, interaction, and monitoring. The representative scenarios in Fig. 1b, including smart-home control, digital-twin interaction, transportation-safety warning, and indoor localization, share a common system-level task: converting transient, irregular, and often light footsteps into protocol-compatible wireless events using a highly compact floor-integrated interface. This task goes beyond simply generating electrical energy under compression. As shown in Fig. 1c, d, a footstep induces transient deformation of the floor tile, which must be effectively coupled to the embedded piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) and then converted into electrical energy. The output voltage signal, however, is inherently impulsive: it can reach high instantaneous levels, yet remains short-lived, irregular, and highly sensitive to loading dynamics8,27. Such an output is poorly matched to a BLE PSoC, which requires the supply...
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A Decade at the Top: Syngenta Named Agriculture's Leading Employer by Science Magazine for 10th Successive Year ->Morningstar | More on "Syngenta's agricultural employer leadership" at BigEarthData.ai | #Science #Agriculture

morningstar.comA Decade at the Top: Syngenta Named Agriculture's Leading Employer by Science Magazine for 10th Successive YearSyngenta Group has been named agriculture's leading employer in Science magazine's annual Top Employers survey for the 10th consecutive year, a milestone that reflects the company's sustained leadership in scientific innovation, as well as its ability to attract, develop and retain world-class scientific talent. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261027614898/en/ A decade at the top: Syngenta named agriculture's leading employer by Science Magazine for 10th successive year Syngenta was ranked 6th among science-driven companies globally. The Group has been recognized as among the top 10 since 2019. The prestigious Science survey is based on feedback from scientists and industry professionals worldwide, and recognizes organizations that combine scientific excellence, innovation, trust and employee engagement to create environments where people and ideas can thrive. “Being recognized as a leading science employer for the tenth consecutive year is a tremendous honor,” said Hengde Qin, CEO of Syngenta Group. “One of the most inspiring aspects of my role is spending time with our scientists around the world and witnessing first-hand the passion, expertise and rigor they bring to their work every day. It is their curiosity and commitment that lead to innovations that make a real difference for farmers.”...
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Diné leaders demand the return of Bears Ears, fully intact ->High Country News | More on "Bears Ears Monument tribal protection" at BigEarthData.ai | #BearsEars

hcn.orgDiné leaders demand the return of Bears Ears, fully intactThe Trump administration has once again gutted Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah by stripping away roughly 90% of its acreage and dissolving the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Commission, the governance body that made tribally led management possible in the first place. What is at stake here goes well beyond one monument. If this proclamation is allowed to stand, it not only opens the door to unraveling protections for any national monument in the country, it also threatens centuries of tradition and land management by the tribal peoples who have cared for these lands since time immemorial. The original 2016 Bears Ears proclamation was the first ever to include Native languages. It reads like a love letter to this land. In contrast, the Trump administration’s recent proclamation seeks to diminish the land’s significance by describing it as unremarkable — a landscape that is so common across the Southwest that it isn’t worth protecting — and it dismisses land protection as merely theft. It’s just more of the same from this administration — fear, gaslighting and disrespect for tradition dressed up as policy. The Antiquities Act of 1906 specifically called out this land as worthy of protection because of its deep...
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Meet the researchers leaving the U.S. over Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science ->Los Angeles Times | More on "Scientists leaving US for funding" at BigEarthData.ai | #Science

latimes.comMeet the researchers leaving the U.S. over Trump's funding cuts and politicization of scienceHalley Froehlich was sure she’d spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the last two years, delayed federal grants and fears about the future motivated her to pack her life into boxes. She moved to Finland with her husband and daughter and is continuing her research — studying how fish, shellfish and seaweed that humans eat are responding to climate change — at the University of Helsinki. When the Trump administration began upending U.S. scientific research last year, dismantling the federal grant-giving process and attempting to exert more political influence over what projects get funded, foreign universities saw an opportunity. They adopted programs to lure U.S. researchers abroad, promising more stable streams of funding and academic freedom. Since then, many researchers have taken up the offers. While there is no way to quantify the overall change across the nation, scientists, researchers and professional groups say the shift is clear, unprecedented and concerning. “You can almost talk to any vice president for research at a university and they will tell you of one or two top faculty that they’ve lost,” said Tobin Smith, senior vice president of government relations...
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The Supreme Court is poised to make taxpayers fund anti-LGBTQ discrimination ->Vox | More on "Religious exemptions and civil rights" at BigEarthData.ai

vox.comThe Supreme Court is poised to make taxpayers fund anti-LGBTQ discriminationFor years, the Supreme Court has flirted with the question of whether religious conservatives may simply ignore laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. The Court’s Republican majority frequently rules in favor of business owners and institutions that refuse to serve gay or trans people. But these cases often rely on ad hoc reasoning that seems designed to give religious conservatives a narrow win without resolving broader questions about whether people with anti-LGBTQ religious views have an absolute right to violate civil rights laws. On November 3, however, the Court will hear St. Mary Catholic Parrish v. Roy, which squarely presents the question of whether the Constitution authorizes discrimination by religious schools. Given the Court’s past behavior in similar cases, it’s hard to imagine St. Mary ending in anything other than a victory for religious groups that wish to exclude sexual or gender minorities. SCOTUS, Explained Get the latest developments on the US Supreme Court from senior correspondent Ian Millhiser. Email (required) By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The case also presents another, related question: When does the Constitution...
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Machine learning models predict common cancer risks using routine health data ->News-Medical | More on "Machine learning predicts cancer risk" at BigEarthData.ai | #Data #MachineLearning #Health

news-medical.netMachine learning models predict common cancer risks using routine health dataMachine learning models using routinely collected health information, such as blood tests, medical history and lifestyle factors, could help identify people at higher risk of several common cancers, according to an international study reported at the ESMO Congress 2026. Researchers developed approximately 500 machine learning models to predict risk across 20 common cancers, using data from 463,620 UK Biobank participants who were followed for approximately 18 years. During this period, 57,055 participants developed cancer. The models analyzed information including medical history, lifestyle factors, blood tests, genetic and metabolomic data. To assess how well the models performed in different populations, researchers tested them using data from participants in Scotland and Wales, as well as 42,036 people from the US All of Us research programme and more than 3 million from Japan's JMDC database. To reduce the influence of undiagnosed disease, cancers diagnosed within the first year were excluded from the relevant models. The models outperformed traditional statistical approaches, although performance varied across cancer types. For a combined cancer outcome covering cancers that could be predicted from routine clinical data, they achieved an area under the curve (AUROC) of 0.83 at 15 years, where 0.5 is no better than chance and 1.0...
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Anthropic's blockbuster IPO: Can AI's mega bet outrun its biggest risks? ->Business Today | More on "Anthropic's path to AI profitability" at BigEarthData.ai | #Anthropic #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

businesstoday.inAnthropic's blockbuster IPO: Can AI's mega bet outrun its biggest risks?Anthropic reported revenue of $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up sharply from approximately $1.2 billion in the same period a year earlier. However, it also recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion, of which $72.4 billion was attributed to non-cash accounting adjustments linked to financial instruments. The distinction matters. The company’s first-half operating loss was $693 million—considerably smaller than its headline net loss—although it still underscores the cost of developing and commercialising advanced AI. From an investor’s perspective, the central question is whether Anthropic can convert rapid revenue growth into sustainable profitability. Its future computing commitments, dependence on major customers and intense competition from OpenAI and Google DeepMind could complicate that path. Industry analysts will also be watching whether enterprise demand for Claude remains strong enough to justify the capital required to train, develop and operate increasingly sophisticated models. A multitrillion-dollar valuation would leave little room for disappointing growth or a prolonged delay in achieving profitability. Recently, Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei explained the financial stakes in a podcast: “If my revenue is not $1 trillion, even $800 billion, there’s no force on earth, no hedge on earth, that could stop me from going bankrupt.” These...
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The environmental risks from attacks on data centres ->The Conflict and Environment Observatory | More on "Data centre attacks and environmental impact" at BigEarthData.ai | #Data #Environment

ceobs.orgThe environmental risks from attacks on data centresData centres underpin our digital infrastructure, they house the servers and networking equipment that store and process our data, run AI models and transmit information around the world. Three converging and reinforcing trends are making conflict-linked pollution from data centres more likely: 1. Data centres are being targeted during conflicts Microsoft reported that Ukrainian government data centres were among Russia’s first cruise missile targets back in 2022. But it has taken until this year for attacks to have become a recognised new front in warfare, with the trend especially apparent in 2026’s conflict in the Middle East and Russia’s war against Ukraine. A conservative estimate put the total number of attacks at 27 as of 17 October 2026; more have occurred since, and are warned of. However, the coverage of these recent attacks has focused on lost services and infrastructure resilience, not on the threat that pollution from the attacks may pose to people and the environment. 2. Hybrid attacks are rising in Europe European governments have attributed recent suspected sabotage on data infrastructure to Russia and its proxies; this includes undersea cables and now also data centre attacks. In Lithuania on 18 October 2026, there were reports of an...
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Mangrove Restoration in Coastal Mozambique is Supporting Livelihoods ->BORGEN Magazine | More on "Mangrove restoration in coastal Mozambique" at BigEarthData.ai | #Coastal #Restoration #Ocean #Mangrove

borgenmagazine.comMangrove Restoration in Coastal Mozambique is Supporting LivelihoodsTORONTO, Canada — Mangroves are more than just trees to families that live along the coast of Mozambique. They support food and livelihoods for communities that rely on coastal resources, help protect shorelines and provide habitat for fish and other marine species. As these ecosystems deteriorate, mangrove restoration in coastal Mozambique is providing communities with a practical way to protect the natural resources on which they depend. These benefits are crucial in a country facing high levels of poverty. According to the World Bank, roughly 81% of Mozambique’s population lives in poverty when measured against the $3-a-day threshold, making Mozambique one of the poorest countries in the world. More than 70% of Mozambicans also rely directly on natural resources for their daily survival, so this can have a direct impact on food security, income and household resilience. With an estimated 300,000 hectares of mangroves, Mozambique has one of Africa’s largest mangrove ecosystems. The health of coastal ecosystems is closely connected to the well-being of millions of communities that depend on fisheries and other natural resources for food and income. Approximately 850,000 households depend on subsistence fisheries, making the protection of coastal ecosystems an important part of supporting livelihoods. To better...
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UN inquiry says Russian energy attacks in Ukraine amount to war crimes ->India Today | More on "Russian war crimes in Ukraine" at BigEarthData.ai | #WarCrime #RussiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine

indiatoday.inUN inquiry says Russian energy attacks in Ukraine amount to war crimesRussia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by deliberately attacking energy infrastructure and leaving millions of people without electricity and heating in freezing conditions, a United Nations-backed inquiry has found, according to news agency Press Trust of India. The inquiry also found evidence that Russia recruited men from 29 countries, including India, into its armed forces through deception or coercion to fight in Ukraine, in violation of international law. The independent commission of inquiry was authorised by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Its report to the UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Monday was its first and focused on the impact of Russia's extensive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to the report, power cuts forced millions of civilians to endure dark and freezing winters. Elderly people were left without lifts to reach shelters during missile and drone attacks, while hospital patients were deprived of critical life-support equipment. Commission chair Erik Mose said at a UN news conference, speaking by video, that the attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure amounted to war crimes because they were deliberately directed at civilian facilities. They also constituted...
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Ukraine Vows To Honor Melania Trump Ceasefire As It Comes Into Force ->Newsweek | More on "Ukraine Russia ceasefire humanitarian aid" at BigEarthData.ai | #RussiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine

newsweek.comUkraine Vows To Honor Melania Trump Ceasefire As It Comes Into ForceUkraine has confirmed it is honoring a localized ceasefire brokered with the involvement of first lady Melania Trump, as a humanitarian operation begins in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky. Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's parliamentary human rights commissioner and head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, confirmed Tuesday that Kyiv was complying with the agreement. "As head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, I confirm that the Ukrainian side is honouring its commitments," Lubinets said in a Facebook post. Read More on News The temporary truce is intended to allow humanitarian aid to reach Oleshky, in the southern Kherson region, and enable civilians to leave the front-line town safely. However, fighting has continued elsewhere in Ukraine, with Russian strikes reported in Kyiv and other cities. What We Know About The Ceasefire The agreement covers Oleshky, a town on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River that has been under Russian control since the early days of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Before the war, Oleshky had a population of approximately 24,000. The White House estimates that between 1,700 and 2,000 people remain, including around 50 children. Residents have faced severe shortages of food, medicine and clean water, while damaged infrastructure and the...
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Decoding the risks of hydrogels for bone regeneration ->Nature | More on "Hydrogels for bone tissue engineering" at BigEarthData.ai

nature.comDecoding the risks of hydrogels for bone regenerationDuda, G. N. et al. The decisive early phase of bone regeneration. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 19, 78–95 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-022-00887-0 (2023). Tang, S. et al. Osteoarthritis. Nat. Rev. Dis. Primers 11, 10 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-025-00594-6 (2025). Koons, G. L., Diba, M. & Mikos, A. G. Materials design for bone-tissue engineering. Nat. Rev. Mater. 5, 584–603 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-020-0204-2 (2020). Wang, Z. et al. Pharmaceutical electrospinning and 3D printing scaffold design for bone regeneration. Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 174, 504–534 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2021.05.007 (2021). Seliktar, D. Designing cell-compatible hydrogels for biomedical applications. Science 336, 1124–1128 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1214804 (2012). Zhang, Y. S. & Khademhosseini, A. Advances in engineering hydrogels. Science 356, eaaf3627 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf3627 (2017). Keshavarz, M., Mohammadi, M. & Shokrolahi, F. Progress in injectable hydrogels for hard tissue regeneration in the last decade. J. Biomater. Sci. Polym. Ed. 36, 1085–1123 https://doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2024.2436292 (2025). Wei, F. L. et al. Stem cell-homing biomimetic hydrogel promotes the repair of osteoporotic bone defects through osteogenic and angiogenic coupling. Sci. Adv. 10, eadq6700 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6700 (2024). Appel, E. A. et al. Self-assembled hydrogels utilizing polymer-nanoparticle interactions. Nat. Commun. 6, 6295 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7295 (2015). Su, N. et al. Modulating immune-stem cell crosstalk enables robust bone regeneration via tuning compositions of macroporous scaffolds. npj Regen. Med. 10, 33 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41536-025-00421-2 (2025). Loi,...
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Leaders of Finland and Norway talk to Putin ->POLITICO | More on "Finland and Norway engage Putin" at BigEarthData.ai | #PutinWarCriminal

politico.euLeaders of Finland and Norway talk to PutinFinland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a joint call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as part of international efforts to secure an end to the war in Ukraine. “The discussion was frank and substantive,” said Stubb said in a statement after the call. “We are neighboring countries to Russia. The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions.” The two leaders — who are firm allies of Ukraine — were not speaking as official representatives of Europe as a whole, and the conversation was held in consultation with Kyiv. Støre said the European leaders stressed the importance of de-escalation in the call with Putin. “The war comes with enormous human and material costs. The suffering and destruction will impact generations,” he added. Their conversation comes at a highly sensitive moment as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for a peace deal. Talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine are planned to take place in Abu Dhabi next month. Stubb’s office described the call as a follow-up to talks in Oslo on Oct. 20, in which the two European leaders...
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New framework helps Public Health Scotland in managing risks of private-sector engagement ->World Health Organization (WHO) | More on "Public health private sector governance" at BigEarthData.ai | #PublicHealth

who.intNew framework helps Public Health Scotland in managing risks of private-sector engagementPublic Health Scotland (PHS) has developed a policy framework that makes collaboration with the private sector a clear and transparent process. The framework is a tool that helps Scottish health authorities make informed decisions and determine how and when to engage or not engage with commercial actors and reduce the risk of conflicts of interest. “The new PHS policy framework is based on ‘whole-of-government’ and ‘whole-of-society’ approaches. Behind it there is a powerful idea: If we want to improve people’s health in a systematic way, we need to improve governance, promote action across sectors and reaffirm national ownership and leadership”, said Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe, WHO/Europe Director for Prevention and Health Promotion. The new PHS policy framework stands in line with Sustainable Development Goal 17, which calls for strengthened global partnerships and greater policy coherence, and the 2025 United Nations Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, which encourages countries to explore innovative financing mechanisms and partnerships. Strengthening good governance in private sector engagement Commercial determinants of health are activities by private sector actors that affect people’s health directly or indirectly. These determinants can have a negative effect on public health when harmful commodity industries are left unchecked...
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Karnataka and Republic of Bulgaria Explore Strategic Cooperation in Bioenergy, Renewable Energy and Green Technologies - S. E. Sudheendra ->ThePrint | More on "Karnataka's renewable energy initiatives" at BigEarthData.ai | #RenewableEnergy

theprint.inKarnataka and Republic of Bulgaria Explore Strategic Cooperation in Bioenergy, Renewable Energy and Green Technologies - S. E. SudheendraDuring the discussions, Ayub Khan, Chairman of the Karnataka Exhibition Authority, Mysore, extended a formal invitation to Nikolay to visit Mysore with a delegation during their upcoming itinerary to Bangalore for the planned trade meetings, highlighting the region’s cultural heritage and commercial exhibition potential. The Delhi meeting focused closely on Karnataka’s bioenergy development initiatives, the progress achieved in the renewable energy sector, and the diverse applications of biofuels in energy production and consumption. The dignitaries also exchanged views on energy-related projects being implemented in the Republic of Bulgaria, innovative technologies for sustainable energy development, and environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional fuels. Karnataka’s Bioenergy Potential and Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation During the interaction, S. E. Sudheendra outlined the initiatives undertaken by the Government of Karnataka and the board to harness the State’s vast bioenergy potential for strengthening the rural economy, adding value to agricultural and organic waste, generating employment, and promoting environmentally sustainable development. He emphasised that Karnataka is keen to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with Bulgaria in bioenergy development, technology transfer, investment, research and industrial collaboration. He highlighted the importance of international cooperation in accelerating the commercialisation of bioenergy technologies and developing an integrated value chain encompassing feedstock collection, processing,...
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The California coast's great enemy: Record-hot ocean temperatures from El Niño ->Los Angeles Times | More on "California coastal flooding from ocean heat" at BigEarthData.ai | #ClimateChange #Ocean #ElNiño

latimes.comThe California coast's great enemy: Record-hot ocean temperatures from El NiñoUnprecedented flooding is quickly becoming a fact of life in some Southern California coastal communities. On Monday morning, high tide brought water pouring into business districts in Newport Beach and flooded part of Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach. Sea water levels reached an all-time record high in San Pedro, topping 8 feet. Conditions are expected to get worse Tuesday. What’s going on? After all, Southern California has endured El Niños before, as well as unusually high tides. The difference, scientists say, comes to how hot the ocean waters have been. Hot water takes up more room than colder water, causing sea levels to rise. This week — even without any former hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean to send swells to the California coast — maximum sea levels recorded at high tide are now nearly 2 feet higher than what would be expected from just astronomical forces that bring us high tides. “The waters along the immediate coast of California are actually at record warm levels for the time of year, all the way from about the Farallon Islands south to Baja California,” UC Agricultural and Natural Resources climate scientist Daniel Swain said in an interview Monday. Because hot water...
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ALHC Investor Investigation: Alignment Healthcare Investors Are Alerted to the Securities Fraud Investigation after Inflated EBITDA Leads to 16% Stock Dro ->Morningstar | More on "Alignment Healthcare securities fraud investigation" at BigEarthData.ai | #Alignment #Healthcare #ArtificialIntelligence

morningstar.comALHC Investor Investigation: Alignment Healthcare Investors Are Alerted to the Securities Fraud Investigation after Inflated EBITDA Leads to 16% Stock DroBFA Law is investigating whether Alignment Healthcare, Inc. committed securities fraud relating to allegations that the company and its senior executives artificially inflated adjusted EBITDA to boost executive compensation. NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC) for potential securities fraud after its significant stock drop. If you invested in Alignment securities, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/alignment-class-action-lawsuit. Key Details of the Alignment ($ALHC) Class Action Investigation: Investigation Overview: Securities fraud relating to allegations that Alignment artificially inflated adjusted EBITDA to boost executive compensation. Stock Decline: July 8, 2026 – 16.7% Stock Drop Action: Contact BFA Law to discuss your rights Why is Alignment Being Investigated for Securities Fraud? Alignment is a healthcare services company that operates a platform focused on managing Medicare Advantage plans. BFA is investigating allegations that Alignment artificially inflated adjusted EBITDA to boost executive compensation. Why did Alignment's Stock Drop? On July 8, 2026, reports emerged that Alignment's former chief technology officer filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Alignment purposefully misclassified $8 million to $10 million in routine operating expenses as capital expenditures to artificially inflate...
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Caribbean, African journalists explore Taiyuan's Fen River ecological restoration ->China Daily | More on "Fen River ecological restoration project" at BigEarthData.ai | #River #EcologicalRestoration #Water

chinadaily.com.cnCaribbean, African journalists explore Taiyuan's Fen River ecological restorationMore than 10 journalists from 14 countries, including Jamaica, Gabon, and Madagascar, visited Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Monday to witness the ecological restoration of the Fen River Basin, the second-largest tributary of the Yellow River. Melvin Pennant, a reporter with the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica, was impressed by the vastness of the river and the views it presented. "I saw the sunset fit perfectly behind the bridge," he said. Pennant commended China's green transition efforts, suggesting that they will ultimately benefit all aspects of life. "Green energy is best for the environment and human beings in general," he said. As the second-largest tributary of the Yellow River, the Fen River is revered as the Mother River of Shanxi. The ecological restoration project for the urban stretch—known today as the Fen River Scenic Area—began in October 1998. After 27 years of sustained restoration efforts, the river has become a textbook example for ecological protection. "The Fen River has more than 20 bridges, along with these historic sites and walking paths, which make residents feel very much at peace," said Farlan Beni Evaka, a reporter with Gabon Television. He believes the river's restoration can set an example for other rivers. The...
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WATCH: Children as young as 5 drinking drain water as residents risk falling sick in eMalahleni ->The Citizen | More on "South Africa's water crisis emergency" at BigEarthData.ai | #Water

citizen.co.zaWATCH: Children as young as 5 drinking drain water as residents risk falling sick in eMalahleniResidents of Ezinambeni township in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, risk contracting waterborne diseases as they are forced to rely on potentially contaminated water amid a prolonged water crisis. Residents told The Citizen they had been without a reliable water supply for years and were forced to collect water from small pipes beneath the road drainage system. When The Citizen visited the area, more than 20 people had gathered around a water tanker delivering water to the community. The visit forms part of The Citizen‘s travels across the country to explore the lives, struggles and frustrations of ordinary South Africans ahead of the local government elections. Community members complained that water tankers did not arrive consistently, forcing them to rely on underground pipes whose water source they could not verify. “This truck comes here sometimes, so in most cases we draw water from the small pipes we found underground. We are not even sure where the water comes from. We have been without water for so many years,” said a resident who asked not to be named. Who is to blame? The resident blamed the crisis on contractors the municipality hired to install bulk water pipelines, saying repeated attempts to install and repair...
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Warmer seas and shifting pressure systems: the signs that suggest the Mediterranean's climate is 'tropicalising' ->The Conversation | More on "Mediterranean climate tropicalisation trends" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate

theconversation.comWarmer seas and shifting pressure systems: the signs that suggest the Mediterranean's climate is 'tropicalising'Nowhere in the Iberian Peninsula or the Balearic Islands has a tropical climate – for this to be the case, the average temperature in the coldest month would have to be 18°C or higher. The contrast between Spain’s winters and summers, and the low temperatures reached in winter, do not resemble those of any tropical climate. However, over recent decades, climates across Mediterranean basin have begun to show signs of tropicalisation: the process of transitioning towards a tropical climate. This is evident in several areas, including rising air and sea temperatures, shifting atmospheric patterns, and increasingly erratic rainfall. Warmer air and seas Firstly, a marked rise in air temperature – more pronounced than the global average – is making the Mediterranean’s winters shorter and its summers longer, bringing spring forward and delaying the onset of autumn. Some people believe that these transitional seasons have all but disappeared. They do still exist, but they have moved on the calendar. Read more: Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games The temperature of shallow and deep Mediterranean water – down to a depth of around 100m – has also risen markedly. These are clear, statistically significant trends...
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Gaza's children are recovering from hunger. Doctors fear it won't last. ->National Catholic Reporter | More on "Gaza humanitarian crisis and hunger" at BigEarthData.ai | #IsraelWar #Gaza #Hunger

ncronline.orgGaza's children are recovering from hunger. Doctors fear it won't last.When pediatrician John Kahler from Chicago walked past a garbage dump in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early 2024, he noticed a family of seven standing beside a parked car, studying the rubbish. He assumed they were searching for something to salvage. Instead, the parents were looking for a place to pitch a tent for their family. On this same trip, he saw hundreds of displaced people waiting in orderly lines for bread and water. At the primary care clinic he helped establish, medical teams sometimes saw 500 to 700 patients daily. Children arrived with seizures and chronic illnesses; their access to specialist treatment beyond Gaza had been cut off. Kahler, a Catholic grandfather of 12, still thinks about that encounter near the dump. For him, it captured how quickly ordinary family life had become a struggle for survival in Gaza and why improved nutrition figures cannot, by themselves, mean recovery. One new study, for example, by the humanitarian medical organization MedGlobal offers unusually hopeful numbers. It says acute malnutrition among children under 5 in Gaza fell by half, from 16.8% in July 2025 to 8.4% in July 2026. Severe acute malnutrition dropped from 6.8% to 2.1%, a 69%...
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AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn ->The Guardian | More on "AI disinformation and election integrity" at BigEarthData.ai | #Disinformation #SocialMedia

theguardian.comAI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warnSocial media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”. As tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their vote, social media companies have scaled back their efforts to protect voters from lies meant to manipulate elections. While the backlash against Facebook after the Cambridge Analytica scandal prompted social media giants to bolster their trust and safety operations, a counter-backlash from the right over fears of speech restrictions – which intensified after Elon Musk’s takeover of X, formerly Twitter, and the election of Donald Trump in 2024 – has led to significant layoffs from relevant teams. Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to launch a disinformation campaign. And platforms are increasingly relying on AI, rather than human intervention, to respond. “You can run an information operation now with quality that was impossible in 2016 for super, super cheap,” said Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data engineer turned whistleblower and advocate for transparency and accountability in Big Tech. Operatives playing dirty tricks can get around content moderation rules “because you can just keep tweaking the post a...
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Smithsonian scientists just recreated the first 2 billion years of the Universe ->ScienceDaily | More on "Early universe simulation and formation" at BigEarthData.ai | #Science

sciencedaily.comSmithsonian scientists just recreated the first 2 billion years of the UniverseThe research, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, reconstructs the universe's first 2 billion years by modeling the interactions between ordinary matter, dark matter, and radiation. By comparing Lumina's predictions with observations from JWST, Roman, and other telescopes, scientists can evaluate how well existing theories explain cosmic evolution and identify discoveries that might challenge their understanding of the universe's fundamental laws. Astronomers have spent centuries studying the sky and developing explanations for the formation of stars, galaxies, and other cosmic structures. Modern supercomputers now make it possible to turn these ideas into detailed simulations that predict how the universe should behave. When telescope observations agree with those predictions, they strengthen confidence in current theories. Unexpected differences, however, may point toward physical processes that scientists have yet to fully understand. "With JWST, the early universe has become an exciting new frontier in astrophysics," said lead author Oliver Zier, an ITC Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. "To understand what we are seeing with this telescope, we need to translate our theories into detailed predictions. After several years of work, with plenty of ups and downs, it is incredibly rewarding to see the simulation results...
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A CD4-lineage erythro-myeloid progenitor within the adult bone marrow defines an alternative pathway for macrophage generation ->Nature | More on "Macrophage generation and bone marrow" at BigEarthData.ai

nature.comA CD4-lineage erythro-myeloid progenitor within the adult bone marrow defines an alternative pathway for macrophage generationWe have previously described a distinct population of tissue-resident macrophages termed PVMs, which localize to the perivascular space of postcapillary venules in the dermis25. As part of the perivascular extravasation unit, PVMs mediate the recruitment of leukocytes into the skin during inflammation26. The precise ontogeny of PVMs remains controversial. The selective identification of PVMs is greatly facilitated in the transgenic mouse strain DPE-GFP27, in which regulatory elements of the Cd4 locus drive the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP25; Supplementary Fig. 1a). Besides T cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), PVMs, but not interstitial macrophages, selectively express GFP in these mice. In addition to the dermis25, CD11b+CD64+F4/80+GFP+ PVMs are present in other organs, including the mammary fat pad, the meninges and the superficial layer of central nervous system (CNS) cortex, in DPE-GFP and DPE-GFP:Rag1−/− mice (Fig. 1a and Extended Data Fig. 1a). Similar to the skin, confocal microscopy of inguinal mammary fat pads revealed that GFP+ cells lined the blood vessels (Fig. 1b, left). Co-staining with anti-F4/80 confirmed the identity of these cells to be macrophages (Fig. 1b, right). Intravital multiphoton microscopy illustrated that these cells were sessile with dendrites that actively probed the surrounding tissue microenvironment (Fig. 1c and...
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Anthropic files potentially biggest IPO ever, CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI ->Jamaica Gleaner | More on "Anthropic's historic AI IPO filing" at BigEarthData.ai | #Anthropic #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

jamaica-gleaner.comAnthropic files potentially biggest IPO ever, CEO warns of risk to humanity from AIArtificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering (IPO) of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record US$86 billion. An Anthropic IPO would also put the company ahead of OpenAI in going public in what is expected to be a pair of blockbuster stock debuts for the rival AI labs. An IPO could provide Anthropic with enormous resources to accelerate its expansion. The amount the company ultimately raises remains uncertain as do its final valuation and offering price, but even at lower estimates, it would turn the five-year-old startup into one of the world’s most valuable companies and potentially boost the wealth of CEO Dario Amodei and his sister and co-founder, Daniela, by billions of dollars. The 335-page document showed that Anthropic’s revenue is growing rapidly, reaching more than $16 billion in the first half of the year – 14 times its revenue from the same period last year. But like many...
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Unmasking the haze's toxic cocktail ->The Straits Times | More on "Indonesia's haze and climate impact" at BigEarthData.ai | #Toxic

straitstimes.comUnmasking the haze's toxic cocktailSmoke haze from Indonesia has blanketed the region since August, causing weeks of misery, from respiratory illnesses to curtailed outdoor activity and flight disruptions. The vast cloud of haze is much more than just particulate matter from forest and land fires. It also includes a toxic mix of polluting gases, including carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2), which together fuel climate change. Deputy foreign editor David Fogarty and infographics journalist Lim Yong take a deeper look. 1. Carbon monoxide. When viewed from space, it is easy to see the vast plumes of CO that stretch across all of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, northern Australia and towards India. It was a completely different picture a year ago, when there was no plume because there were no major fires. Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in the bloodstream, starving the brain, heart and tissues of the air they need to function, according to Harvard Health. In the atmosphere, the compound can exacerbate global warming. CO does this by slowing the destruction of methane and other short-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, increasing their lifetimes in the air. Methane is an even more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2 and forest fires also produce large amounts...
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Astroscale proposes fleet of 'bodyguard' spacecraft to protect satellites from orbital attacks ->Space | More on "Satellite protection from orbital threats" at BigEarthData.ai

space.comAstroscale proposes fleet of 'bodyguard' spacecraft to protect satellites from orbital attacksTechnologies developed and tested in orbit to remove space junk and fix broken satellites can be speedily repurposed to build fleets of bodyguard spacecraft to protect important satellites from adversary attacks, space clean-up company Astroscale thinks. Astroscale made history with its 2024 up-close in-orbit inspection of a discarded Japanese rocket stage during the pioneering ADRAS-J mission in low Earth orbit (LEO), the region of space below altitudes of 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers). The firm's ELSA-D mission, which ran from 2021 to 2024, was the first commercial endeavor to demonstrate orbital capture technologies in LEO. Now, this technology can come in handy as Western space assets face increasing threats from Russia. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in London earlier this month, Alex Godfrey, Astroscale's head of defense, said the company could have a protector spacecraft ready for launch in under three years. "In in-orbit servicing, we have to achieve very high levels of agility to be able to dock and close to a distance of zero meters to refuel something or remove it from orbit," Godfrey told Space.com. "With space control, you're rarely getting quite as close, so in some ways it's simpler because you are further away." Space...
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Strengthening investigation of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in wildlife for ... ->Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | More on "Zoonotic diseases and wildlife surveillance" at BigEarthData.ai | #BirdFlu #Health #Wildlife #ZoonoticDisease

fao.orgStrengthening investigation of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in wildlife for ...Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases pose significant threats to human and animal health, biodiversity and livelihoods across Africa. Recent outbreaks of Ebola disease, mpox, Marburg virus disease, anthrax and Rift Valley fever highlight the importance of strengthening wildlife surveillance and early warning systems to detect and respond to health threats before they spread. To support these efforts, FAO with Gorilla Doctors will bring together wildlife surveillance officers, veterinary epidemiologists and animal health professionals from 12 African countries. The training will strengthen national capacities to detect, investigate and respond to emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases through a One Health approach, recognizing the interconnected health of people, wildlife, livestock, plants and ecosystems. Combining theoretical sessions with hands-on field exercises at Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, participants will develop practical skills in wildlife disease surveillance, safe animal capture and handling, sample collection, biosafety and biosecurity, outbreak investigation and disease reporting. The training will focus on priority zoonotic diseases, including Ebola, mpox, Marburg virus disease, anthrax and Rift Valley fever, with particular emphasis on improving early detection and coordinated responses at the human–animal–ecosystem interface. The workshop aims to: Strengthen understanding of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic...
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Trump Doesn't 'Give a Damn' About Iran War Price Hikes-His Oil and Gas Holdings Are Up to $81.6 Million ->Common Dreams | More on "Trump's oil and gas profits" at BigEarthData.ai | #IranWar

commondreams.orgTrump Doesn't 'Give a Damn' About Iran War Price Hikes-His Oil and Gas Holdings Are Up to $81.6 MillionAfter US President Donald Trump spent the weekend reminding midterm campaign rally attendees that he doesn't "give a damn" about soaring gasoline prices from his illegal Iran War, congressional Democrats on Monday released a report showing that his oil and gas stock holdings could now top $80 million. During a Saturday rally in Georgia, Trump highlighted that due to his war of choice, the US fossil fuel industry is "making hundreds of billions of dollars," and predicted his comments will be turned into "fake headlines," but he added: "I don't give a damn, I'm going to say it: We're making a freaking fortune." Just how much extra is the public paying at the pump because of the eight-month conflict? As of Monday, the national average was $4.29 a gallon for gasoline and $6.35 for diesel, according to the American Automobile Association. An online tracker from the Costs of War Project at Brown University estimates US residents have paid at least $144.6 billion more for fuel—$79.8 billion for gasoline and $64.79 billion for diesel. That's over $609 per household, just for gasoline. Data from the congressional Joint Economic Committee suggest the impact could be even worse. As JEC Democrats' Monday report...
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Review: One of the greatest museum artifacts ever is at L.A.'s $450 million Air and Space center ->Los Angeles Times | More on "Southern California's aerospace and space history" at BigEarthData.ai

latimes.comReview: One of the greatest museum artifacts ever is at L.A.'s $450 million Air and Space centerFew of us living in Southern California fully grasp the pivotal role the area has played in the history of flight and space travel. It boasted about two-thirds of the nation’s aircraft companies by the end of World War II and later birthed moon-bound Apollo spacecraft and the Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour space shuttles. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge is still where many of NASA’s robotic space missions are built and operated, and SpaceX has forged most of its rockets and spacecraft in Hawthorne. Our region specializes in another kind of escape too: entertainment. At the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, the $450-million, 200,000-square-foot expansion of the California Science Center, which opens to the public on Nov. 13, our expertise in cosmonautics and creativity converge to produce a blockbuster — a people-pleasing, action-packed popcorn flick that’s a foil to the city’s newest museums such as LACMA’s indie art house and Lucas’ sci-fi saga. The center, with its galleries dedicated to aviation, space exploration and the shuttle program, turns the miracle of flight into theater, building to a dazzling denouement: the space shuttle Endeavour, with its solid rocket boosters and enormous external tank displayed...
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Russia Takes Five Major Hits in Just Two Days as Ukraine Hunts Key Defense Factories ->UNITED24 Media | More on "Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian factories" at BigEarthData.ai | #RussiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine

united24media.comRussia Takes Five Major Hits in Just Two Days as Ukraine Hunts Key Defense FactoriesUkrainian drones and missiles struck five Russian defense factories, targeting critical supply chains to prevent Moscow’s missiles from striking Ukrainian cities. The strikes are part of a months-long campaign aimed at reducing Russia’s ability to launch attacks, particularly with ballistic missiles. The goal is to leave Moscow with fewer missiles to launch rather than intercept threats already in the air. Five strikes in 48 hours In late October, Ukrainian forces carried out five consecutive successful operations targeting Russia’s defense industry. October 24—Proton-Electrotex in Oryol. The company manufactures optoelectronic equipment, including components for the Iskander-M missile system, the S-71 Kovyor system, and the Pantsir-S1 air defense system. October 24—Togliattikauchuk in Tolyatti. Ukraine’s General Staff reported a strike on the chemical plant, which produces synthetic rubber used in solid rocket propellant for tactical and ballistic missiles. This was not the first strike against the facility. October 24—Omsky Kauchuk in Omsk. The plant is part of the supply chain for raw materials used in rocket propellant, including for Iskander missiles. October 25—Energia plant in Yelets. The facility manufactures chemical power sources, including batteries for Iskander-K and Iskander-M missiles, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles, Zircon missiles, Pantsir systems, and guidance modules for UMPB D-30SN glide bombs...
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Scientists Discover Mysterious 150,000-Year-Old Bone From an Extinct Human Relative in Chinese Cave ->SciTechDaily | More on "Ancient human relatives and evolution" at BigEarthData.ai | #Science #Extinction

scitechdaily.comScientists Discover Mysterious 150,000-Year-Old Bone From an Extinct Human Relative in Chinese CaveA search through more than 60,000 bone fragments uncovered the first confirmed Denisovan radius, a forearm bone offering rare clues to how these ancient human relatives were built. A forearm fragment from a cave in southwest China combines features resembling those of Neanderthals and modern humans, yet it belonged to neither. Proteins preserved in the bone identify its owner as Denisovan, part of an ancient human group recognized through genetic evidence. The fragment is the first, and so far only, confirmed Denisovan radius, one of the two long bones in the forearm. Denisovans are thought to have lived across much of Asia, but their fossil record is sparse, particularly for bones below the skull. That scarcity has left researchers with little evidence of the physical traits that helped them adapt to different environments. The radius is among five remains from Bianfu Cave in Yunnan Province that a new study identified as Denisovan. Dating to the late Middle Pleistocene, the fossils fill a longstanding gap in the group’s known distribution in southwest China. Professor Qiaomei Fu of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) led the research in collaboration with multiple institutions. The...
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SAP advances its autonomous enterprise push with smarter, governed Joule agents ->SiliconANGLE | More on "Autonomous enterprise AI agents governance" at BigEarthData.ai

siliconangle.comSAP advances its autonomous enterprise push with smarter, governed Joule agentsSAP SE today announced a set of artificial intelligence innovations at its annual TechEd conference for developers, enhancing its Joule assistant solutions and Business AI Platform, including tabular data foundation models. New capabilities in Joule Work will help AI agents become more efficient and interoperate with open protocols. In this case, the Model Context Protocol and Agent 2 Agent allow Joule, the company’s agentic AI assistant, to gather context, make decisions and execute multistep business workflows across the enterprise, while also bringing in third-party data or services. However, every time an agent goes to work, it needs to be governed by a central authority just like an employee; it needs access and it must execute on tools with permissions. “Open protocols need governed doors,” Ted Way, vice president and chief product officer of SAP business AI product engineering, told SiliconANGLE in an interview. Way explained that SAP would like customers’ own agents to collaborate with its business agents across company systems. The proposition is that opening those interconnections also requires a controlled entry point where organizations can enforce and oversee activity. This is where a new orchestration layer will come in, enabling assistants and agents to invoke Joule Agents through...
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IEA Warns of Dangerous Concentration in Global Clean Energy Supply Chains ->Oilprice.com | More on "China's clean energy supply dominance" at BigEarthData.ai | #CleanEnergy

oilprice.comIEA Warns of Dangerous Concentration in Global Clean Energy Supply ChainsThe global energy transition depends on highly concentrated supply chains, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has warned, declining to name any of the countries involved in these chains. China is by far the most dominant global player in energy transition technology, capacity, and investment. China makes the most wind and solar equipment, is the biggest battery maker in the world, and also the biggest manufacturer and seller of electric cars. According to Birol, this could be a problem, especially for Southeast Asia, Reuters reported today, citing a speech by the IEA secretary-general at the Singapore International Energy Week conference. “The age of electricity is coming. We will still use oil, still use natural gas including LNG, but electricity demand is growing very strongly,” Birol said. Reuters cited data from climate outlet Ember showing that Southeast Asia was the main destination for Chinese transition tech and products. Since the start of the year, the region has bought $20 billion worth of such tech and products, with the reason likely to do with the oil and gas crunch caused by the U.S. and Israel war with Iran. Speaking of the war, Birol said that “In my professional life,...
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New working group to accelerate sustainable investment in special economic zones ->UN Trade and Development | More on "Sustainable investment in economic zones" at BigEarthData.ai | #Sustainable

unctad.orgNew working group to accelerate sustainable investment in special economic zonesThe Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones (GASEZ) launched a Green Zone Working Group at the World Investment Forum 2026 on 27 October in Doha, Qatar. Established under GASEZ, which connects more than 2,000 special economic zones across over 120 jurisdictions through its founding member organizations, the Working Group will provide a platform for zones and partners to exchange experience, develop practical tools and build partnerships in support of green investment and sustainable industrial development. “Special economic zones can play an important role in advancing sustainable investment and industrial development,” said Nan Li Collins, GASEZ Co-Chair and director of investment and enterprise at UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). “The Green Zone Working Group will turn shared ambitions into practical cooperation by enabling zones to exchange solutions, strengthen capacity and build partnerships for green transformation.” Shared priorities in action The Working Group responds to priorities identified by GASEZ members, including stronger knowledge sharing, greater access to sustainable finance and investment, as well as practical support for the green transformation of economic zones. “GASEZ members have emphasized the importance of practical, member-led cooperation,” said Ebba Lund, Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation and GASEZ...
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Opinion: Cancer vaccines are finally here. How do we get them to patients? ->STAT | More on "Personalized cancer vaccine development" at BigEarthData.ai | #Vaccine #Health

statnews.comOpinion: Cancer vaccines are finally here. How do we get them to patients?At the annual European Society for Medical Oncology Congress, a new report brought forward yet another monumental moment in cancer science: A Phase 3 study showed that the “cancer vaccine” intismeran autogene reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 42% compared with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) alone. This is the first neoantigen and mRNA therapy to have met its Phase 3 endpoint in oncology and is part of a collection of well-conducted studies showing promise for cancer therapeutic vaccines. The question is no longer whether personalized cancer vaccines can work. The question now becomes how to accelerate development and increase access for the patients who could benefit. The evolution of cancer genetics provides valuable insights as we consider cancer vaccine access. In 1990, a University of California, Berkeley, team led by Mary-Claire King identified the location of the BRCA1 gene, the first gene linked to hereditary breast cancer. BRCA2 was discovered five years later, and by 1996, the first commercial test for these two mutations hit the market. For the first time, people could learn whether they carried an inherited cancer risk before the disease appeared, and take potentially lifesaving action with earlier and more frequent screening, preventative surgery or prophylactic...
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However you vote, fossil fuels win ->The Ecologist | More on "Fossil fuels dominate UK politics" at BigEarthData.ai | #Democracy #FossilFuel #ClimateChange #Vote

theecologist.orgHowever you vote, fossil fuels winDoes it seem that whoever you vote for, the oil and gas industry always get in? Andy Burnham’s ascension to the office of prime minister - before approval was given to the Jackdaw oil and gas field - seemed to flag a decisive break from Sir Kier Starmer’s lurch to anti-environmental politics and to the right. Starmer's most unpopular policies were quickly dropped by Burnham. Moves were announced to undo the harm of Brexit. Promises were made to increase public control of water, failing energy companies and the housing market. Obscure So it came as a shock to many that Burnham would undermine the momentum and the feel-good factor of his new leadership by allowing hugely unpopular new North Sea oil and gas licences to be approved. Miatta Fahnbulleh, the Labour secretary of state for Energy Security and Net Zero, appeared on the BBC television news to defend the government decision over the Jackdaw licence in a jacket emblazoned with a Shell oil company logo. This appears to contradict both ministerial rules and the BBC's guidelines. Fool us for underestimating how tightly the fossil fuel industry has spun its web of influence around politics to protect its interests and its...
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Edmonton judge rejects 'unhinged' sentence proposed for Indigenous stabber ->National Post | More on "Indigenous justice system sentencing debate" at BigEarthData.ai | #Indigenous

nationalpost.comEdmonton judge rejects 'unhinged' sentence proposed for Indigenous stabberAn Edmonton judge has rejected a joint sentence recommendation as “unhinged” for an Indigenous man who stabbed a stranger in the buttocks during a group mugging less than two months after he was released on bail on conditions prohibiting him from possessing any weapons. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events. Unlimited online access to National Post. National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ARTICLES Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events. Unlimited online access to National Post. National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue...
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Hotter Than Ever: Hawaiʻi Preps Kūpuna For Extreme Heat ->Honolulu Civil Beat | More on "Heat resilience programs for Hawaiʻi kūpuna" at BigEarthData.ai | #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange

civilbeat.orgHotter Than Ever: Hawaiʻi Preps Kūpuna For Extreme HeatMaria Sherow, 63, was at a friend’s house on a warm day last summer when she started to experience what she now believes to be heatstroke. The sun was low in the sky, causing it to shine directly into the room, raising the temperature fast. Sherow started to feel irritated and disoriented. “It was hard to concentrate,” the retiree recalled. “I couldn’t understand what people were saying or why they were saying it.” Sherow made her way to her car, where she blasted her air-conditioner and waited for her body to cool off. Half an hour passed before she could drive. The Puna resident recounted the incident at a recent workshop focused on staying resilient in the face of rising temperatures. Attended by about a dozen other Puna residents, the event was part of a series co-hosted by Hawaiʻi County’s relatively new Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience and the Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute, which oversees a coalition called Climate & Health Hawaiʻi. The workshops were open to everyone, but the outreach was mainly targeted to kūpuna, who — along with children and pregnant people — are most susceptible to heatstroke and other heat-related illnesses. The workshops built on...
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Could measuring immune health reshape medical care? ->Nature | More on "Immune system health measurement" at BigEarthData.ai | #Health

nature.comCould measuring immune health reshape medical care?The immune system is central to human health. When it fails, people can become more susceptible to infection and cancer. When misdirected, it can attack the body’s own tissues. And as it ages, it can contribute to chronic disease. People of the same age can have strikingly distinct immune systems, shaped by genetics and by environmental and lifestyle factors, including air pollution, smoking, diet and past infections1,2. Growing evidence suggests that variation in the immune system’s ‘biological age’ — the rate at which it has aged, which is distinct from chronological age — matters for health. This variation has been linked to neurodegeneration, cancer and mortality risk3. Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance Yet, clinicians have no routine way of measuring how healthy someone’s immune system is. That’s because the immune system is a dynamic network that can change over time. It involves specialized organs that support immune-cell development and function, as well as immune cells that can circulate throughout the body and reside in tissues4. Signalling molecules, such as cytokines and chemokines, allow these immune cells and tissues to communicate. Clinical tests provide only a fragmented picture of the immune system. A physician might examine an...
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Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency ->UN News | More on "Record greenhouse gas levels rising" at BigEarthData.ai | #CarbonDioxide

news.un.orgRecord carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agencyThe agency’s latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin indicates an average global concentration of CO2 at 426.8 parts per million (ppm) last year, or 153 per cent of the 1750 pre-industrial baseline. “Every additional part per million matters because it traps additional heat. In effect, we are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere. That means that heat waves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying faster than our historical baselines prepared us for,” WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett told journalists in Geneva. Equally worrying, levels of methane and nitrous oxide – the second and third most important long-lived greenhouse gases caused by human activities – also hit a new peak in 2025. “Another year, another new record. Greenhouse gases are trapping an unprecedented amount of heat in the atmosphere, providing energy for more extreme weather and associated risks to our economies and societies,” Ms. Barrett stressed. “The past 11 years have been the warmest on record and this trend is set to continue. CO2 has a very long lifetime and so will affect the global climate not just for years but for decades and even centuries.” When the Bulletin was first published in 2004, the annual average level of CO2 measured by WMO’s...
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Researchers complete 2,000-mile snowmobile expedition to understand Alaska's rapidly changing climate ->Arctic Today | More on "Alaska's coastal climate change impacts" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate

arctictoday.comResearchers complete 2,000-mile snowmobile expedition to understand Alaska's rapidly changing climateThis spring, two researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’s Institute of Northern Engineering spent 19 days completing a nearly 2,000-mile snowmachine traverse of Alaska’s western and northern coasts to study how climate change is reshaping coastal communities and ecosystems. The trip comes at a critical time when rapid permafrost thaw, changing snow and ice conditions, coastal erosion, and storm-surge flooding are transforming the communities in this region and the ecosystems they depend on. During the 19-day expedition, known as COAST-X 2026 (Collaborative Observations of the Arctic Shorezone: A Traverse for Knowledge Exchange), research associate professor Benjamin Jones and research professional Phillip Wilson travelled from Bethel to Utqiaġvik, visiting more than a dozen communities along the way. The researchers travelled with camping gear, science equipment, food, fuel, and other supplies, and stopped in villages to refuel and grab some food along the way. Hauling more than 1,000 pounds of gear, they had everything they needed to hunker down in a storm or fix broken equipment along the way. “You also don’t want to travel with so much stuff that it becomes the issue of why you’re breaking everything,” Jones said. “We walk that fine line in terms of travelling safely,...
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Farmers prepare for low rain but get floods instead ->Mongabay-India | More on "Climate adaptation failures in Indian agriculture" at BigEarthData.ai | #Flood

india.mongabay.comFarmers prepare for low rain but get floods instead“At the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in July, we were told to plant more sesame, groundnut and urad. These are crops expected to withstand less rain. But God decided to flood our fields instead,” shares Jaidevi, a farmer in Chandpura, a village in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, pointing to her withered sesame crop. Jaidevi and her husband own three bighas of farmland and have struggled to make a living from it. Chandpura is among the worst hit villages by intense rainfall in Mahoba during this southwest monsoon. Ahead of the 2026 southwest monsoon, Mahoba’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra advised farmers to sow low-water crops, anticipating low rainfall because of the effects of El Niño this year. The monsoon arrived nearly 20 days late, with deficient rainfall for much of the season that typically starts mid-June. But the pattern reversed in late August, when heavy rain lashed the region, leaving much of farmland waterlogged by September 15. This year’s El Niño forecast is expected to be one of the strongest on record. Its impact in India is in the form of a weaker monsoon and warmer temperatures. In June, the agriculture ministry classified Mahoba as one of 111 high-priority districts based on irrigation coverage...
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Israelis abroad flock home for 'most important election we've ever had' ->The Christian Science Monitor | More on "Israeli election participation and democracy" at BigEarthData.ai | #Election #Democracy

csmonitor.comIsraelis abroad flock home for 'most important election we've ever had'To cast a ballot in Israel’s pivotal elections Tuesday, Shai Schoenfeld had to fly home. But unlike most Israeli expatriates, his return voyage was a 10,000-mile, 30-plus-hour odyssey from a remote sheep station in the Australian outback to his village in the Galilee, in northern Israel. His transit from Down Under put him in rare company among the tens of thousands of Israelis returning to the country from around the globe to vote in parliamentary elections widely regarded as critical for the Jewish state’s future. “I’m doing this 99% out of fear,” says the 20-something Mr. Schoenfeld, who will be participating in his second national election. It is “probably the most important election we’ve ever had as a country.” The length of his travels is a barometer for the importance he places on this election. From the ranch near Tarcoola, in southern Australia, where he’d been working in recent months, he drove eight hours to the southern city of Adelaide to catch a two-hour flight to Sydney. There he boarded a 14.5-hour flight to Abu Dhabi and then another three-hour flight to Tel Aviv, before driving two hours home to the village of Kfar Hananya. “The whole world is about...