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Brazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16
Brazil’s President Lula announced support for lowering the criminal age of responsibility to 16 for heinous crimes, reversing his longstanding opposition ahead of the presidential runoff.
Minnesota State to Divert Millions to 4-Year Institutions
Minnesota State’s board approved transferring up to $25 million annually to two struggling four-year universities over four years, with community colleges bearing significant contribution burdens.
In Kansas, a newly-competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump’s unpopular policies
Kansas’s Senate race has become unexpectedly competitive, with Democrat Adam Hamilton leading in polls against Republican Senator Roger Marshall—a striking shift in a state President Trump won by 57% two years ago.
‘They’re stealing from the poor’: A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions
Over $233 million in SNAP benefits were lost to skimming fraud in recent years, with most states refusing to replace stolen funds, leaving low-income families to go hungry.
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As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience
Ukrainian businesses are increasingly installing solar panels to build resilience against Russian attacks on the country’s centralized power grid, with government incentive programs driving rapid renewable energy expansion.
She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.
Guam’s governor learned of federal plans to lease her territory’s seafloor to mining companies through news reports, not official notification. Local leaders in Pacific territories lack meaningful input despite potential environmental impacts.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered an earlier, simpler version of Stonehenge three miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices, dated to approximately 5,000 years old.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and forgotten in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the continent’s first dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur.
Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study
A study on wealth and behavior won the economics Ig Nobel prize, finding that wealthier individuals were more likely to take candy meant for children and engage in other socially irresponsible conduct.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
A new study shows that the climate connection between the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans is being disrupted by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in ways unprecedented over the past 400 years.
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss
Research shows Arctic cyclones arriving in rapid succession can double sea ice loss compared to isolated storms, with effects potentially intensified as warming thins and weakens ice coverage.
Giant lion’s mane jellyfish caught on camera off Pembrokeshire coast
A free diver in Pembrokeshire filmed a giant lion’s mane jellyfish measuring 10 to 15 metres off the Welsh coast, marking the first sighting of the species he has recorded in Wales.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that supermassive black hole winds carry 100 times more energy than previously estimated, extending roughly 300,000 light-years beyond their host galaxies.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat mathematical shape produce unusual chiral light patterns, revealing new physics at the intersection of geometry and optics.
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
Scientists studying a 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil from Spain used ultraviolet light to reveal preserved soft tissues, possible sensory organs, and evidence of camouflage coloring on its tail.
This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets
Archaeological evidence from Cloggs Cave reveals ritual burning practices spanning 25,000 years among the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal nation, with microscopic plant remains indicating intentional grass selection for spiritual ceremonies.