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Agricultural liming in the US is a large CO₂ sink, say researchers
by Goldachmidt Conference 10/7/25 PHYS ORG
The team, from the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture at Yale University, show that the addition of acidity, in the form of atmospheric pollution and fertilizers, is the main driver for CO2 emissions from soils. By calculating emissions based on acid inputs, they show how emissions may be being underestimated in some cases, and the potential for lime to reduce emissions is being overlooked.
Solar becomes top source of electricity in California
by John Fitz Gerald Weaver 9/7/25 pv magazine
Over the past year, solar generation surpassed natural gas to become California’s leading source of electricity, a milestone expected to persist.
Cheap Daily Supplement Appears to Boost Brain Function in Older People
by Carly Cassella 9/7/25 Sciencealert
What's good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain. The first study of its kind in twins found that taking daily protein and prebiotic supplements can improve scores on memory tests in people over the age of 60.
Bhutan tried to erase us. Now, Trump’s America is helping
by Lok Darjee 10/7/25 The Guardian
In mid-March 2025, I sat quietly in the back of a small, crowded room at the Asian Refugees United center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, surrounded by members of the Bhutanese diaspora. The silence was heavy, thick with fear and uncertainty. This modest office, once a vibrant hub for refugee youth, cultural celebrations, and literary competitions, had become an impromptu crisis center, where community leaders scrambled to make sense of the Trump administration’s escalating immigration crackdown on Bhutanese refugees across the country.
Free Expression-Stories of Peoples
‘It was filthy and it stank terribly’: how Europe’s dirtiest river was brought back to life
by Ajit Niranjan 10/7/25 The Guardian
For more than a century, putrid fumes emanated from the “sewer of the Ruhr”, creating a pungent whiff that assaulted towns throughout Germany’s industrial heartland.
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‘What should be taught in schools?’: the infamous ‘Scopes monkey trial’ turns 100
by David Smith 10/7/25 The Guardian
Her great-grandfather was a doctor called to attend to the lawyer who put the case for creationism. Her great-grandmother was related to Charles Darwin. And now she works in the courthouse where the “trial of the century” – in which a high school teacher was accused of illegally teaching evolution – began exactly a century ago on Thursday.
Look just how much red counties depend on the government they hate
One of the most enduring conservative myths is that of the self-reliant, salt-of-the-earth, rural-dwelling American who pulls himself up by his bootstraps, wrestles a steer before breakfast, and builds his own house out of patriotism and chewing tobacco because, by god, they sure do love America!
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How Google’s Calico aims to fight aging and ‘solve death’
Plenty of skin care companies would like us to believe so. And now, the multinational tech giant Google would like us to think it might be possible too.
Happy Aging
by MORNING EDITION 29/7/02 npr
A new study shows that a positive attitude about aging can contribute to a longer, happier life - even more than low cholesterol or regular exercise. The report finds that the negative images of aging and the elderly in popular culture can have serious health consequences, lowering some individuals' will to live.
5 powerful benefits of ‘pro-aging’ thinking
by Dr. Sharon Horesh 16/4/15 CNN
The way you perceive aging can actually influence how you age. Aging, like many aspects of life, is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Positive and negative attitudes can affect your health behaviorally, psychologically and even biologically. Being “pro-aging,” or satisfied with your own aging, can make you adopt healthier behaviors, feel in control of how you age and even heighten your immune system. Being “anti-aging,” or perceiving aging negatively, can do the opposite.
Learning second language 'slows brain ageing'
by Annals of Neurology 2/6/14 BBC NEWS
A previous study suggested that being bilingual could delay the onset of dementia by several years.
How a dog aging project can help pets and humans live healthier lives
In late 2019, a team of researchers launched The Dog Aging Project, a long-term survey on the health and lifestyles of dogs in the United States. Their launch goal: Enroll 10,000 dogs. When a global pandemic hit soon after, it was suddenly a daunting task.
7 tips for successful aging
by Mary Jo Brooks 7/1/14 PBS NEWS
Eva Allegria works out at an AltaMed PACE Center, which helps elderly individuals stay healthy, active and happy for longer into old age.
The real science behind the billionaire pursuit of immortality
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
Delaying Aging May Have A Bigger Payoff Than Fighting Disease
Curing cancer and eliminating heart disease has been the holy grail of medical research. But there could be even greater benefits if aging itself could be delayed, a study finds.
Scientists are waging a war against human aging. But what happens next?
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly
by Patti Neighmond 16/1/19 npr
We've all heard about techniques to get us more physically active — take the stairs, park the car a bit further from your destination, get up and march in place for a minute or two when standing or sitting at a desk.
Why brain aging can vary dramatically between people
by Jacqueline Howard 7/11/24 CNN
Researchers are uncovering deeper insights into how the human brain ages and what factors may be tied to healthier cognitive aging, including exercising, avoiding tobacco, speaking a second language or even playing a musical instrument.
Japan firms face serious labour crunch from aging population, survey shows
Labour shortages in Japan, particularly among non-manufacturers and small firms, are reaching historic levels, the government has said, stoking concerns that this supply-side constraint could stifle economic growth.
How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be
by ALL THINGS CONSIDERED 27/2/24 npr
For centuries, people have been obsessed with staying young and even living forever. We spend billions of dollars on anti-aging products. We're told to look younger. We question whether older people are fit to lead. Well, NPR's history podcast, Throughline, brings us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds
by Alejandra Borunda 17/3/25 npr
A new study published in Science Advances shows that prolonged heat exposure of that magnitude can even modify how people's genes behave, speeding up aging at the molecular level and potentially impacting people's long-term health.
Google is super secretive about its anti-aging research. No one knows why.
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
Can the Anti-Aging Secret Be Found In ... Red Wine?
by TALK OF THE NATION 8/3/13 npr
This is SCIENCE FRIDAY, I'm Ira Flatow. Here's some news to raise a glass to: the idea that red wine may help us live longer and healthier lives. Well, it got a new boost this week. According to a team of researchers, a compound found in the skin of grapes could be an antidote to aging by slowing down the process and even fending off disease and inflammation associated with getting old. It's the topic of a new study published this week in the journal Science.
The theory: the US population is just aging out of crime
by Dara Lind and German Lopez 19/1/16 Vox
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
“Aging in Place” is the focus of a multi-platform report by the PBS NEWSHOUR
by All Press Release 8/8/13 PBS NEWS
As Americans live longer, more-productive lives, many seniors are seeking ways to “Age in Place” – to grow old in their own homes rather than move in with family or to traditional retirement facilities. As part of its ongoing reporting on the challenges of aging and long-term care, Ray Suarez reports from Boston on a non-profit membership organization that helps seniors grow old in their own homes.
< VIDEO: What If Aging Wasn't Inevitable? The Quest To Slow And Even Reverse Aging
You know, aging has its benefits, right? There's wisdom. There's experience. There's retirement - for some people, at least. And yet, there is this undying quest for the fountain of youth because what happens to our bodies is - I mean, let's just say it - not that appealing - weaker muscles, less endurance, overall slowdown, losing your hair. So what if these symptoms of getting old could be stopped or slowed or even reversed?
This is how Asia can make the most of its ageing population
by Lee Jong-Wha 31/5/18 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
A consistent supply of young, skilled workers was an essential ingredient of Asia’s rapid economic catch-up process over the last three decades. But that process is not over, and middle-income countries like China and Vietnam are now facing accelerating population aging. In South Korea, the working-age population (15-64 years) will shrink by 10% from 2017 to 2030.
'Love and service make us rich': Anne Lamott on aging
by Jordan-Marie Smith 6/9/24 npr
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post aging columnist Anne Lamott about what it means to get older in the United States.
Telomeres May Hold Clues To Effects Of Aging
RICHARD KNOX, BYLINE: For a couple of decades now, scientists have been fascinated by telomeres. They're like the plastic tips of shoelaces. Telomeres protect the tips of chromosomes, the strings of genes in the heart of every cell that tell it what to do.
Aging Well: Keeping Blood Sugar Low May Protect Memory
by Allison Aubrey 25/10/13 npr
There's a growing body of evidence linking elevated blood sugar to memory problems.
Impact of coffee intake on human aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms
by Ageing Research Reviews 12/24 ScienceDirect
Living longer has always been a desire nurtured by humans, but this increased longevity might not be of interest if it is not accompanied by a sustained health status to ensure autonomy and quality of life.
Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here
by Oliver Milman 10/7/25 The Guardian
Five national climate assessments have been compiled since 2000 by researchers across a dozen US government agencies and outside scientists, providing a gold standard report to city and state officials, as well as the general public, of global heating and its impacts upon human health, agriculture, water supplies, air pollution and other aspects of American life.
Kennedy touts ultra-processed meals he once called ‘poison’
by Jessica Glenza 9/7/25 The Guardian
The US health secretary appeared at an enormous food plant in Oklahoma for a company called Mom’s Meals, which makes 1.5m “medically tailored” meals each week and ships them all over the country.
Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’
by Michael Sainato 9/7/25 The Guardian
As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to cut pay and increase hours. Rogelio, a tile setter, works for various contractors in the the Tucson, Arizona, region. He is undocumented, and did not provide his full name.
