SCIENCE MAGAZINE – AUGUST 6, 2026

SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Let Them Roam’ – Understanding Bison population structure can aid restoration.

Genes of an icon

In the DNA of bison, scientists find clues to the animals’ past—and keys to safeguarding their future

Listening to storms as they shake Earth

A network of seismometers measured atmospheric turbulence during Hurricane Isaac’s landfall

What triggered the atmosphere’s great oxygen surge?

Global ice or ocean changes may explain a mysterious lag in the gas’ rise

NASA’s PUNCH punches up space weather forecasts

Satellite quartet demonstrates record-breaking ability to predict solar explosions’ arrivals at Earth

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – AUGUST 8, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Lessons from Chinese AI’

Why AI is a risk to Communist China

It is not as well placed to take advantage of the technology as many people think

How AI is breaking the British state

Equipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt

Gulf states should make a deal with Iran on Hormuz

How to make Iranian blackmail less painful

Governments are making a dangerous bet on the AI boom

To see why, look to the bond markets

Republicans and Democrats uniting against animal testing are wrong

Experimenting on animals remains essential for human well-being

How to end Sudan’s brutal, forgotten conflict

There is a sliver of a chance of a ceasefire. It must be grabbed

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT – AUGUST 7, 2026 PREVIEW

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features

The ruin of Britain?

What happened when the Romans left By Michael Wood

Do the right thing

The case for and against realism in US foreign policy By Sam Freedman

Showdowns and shootouts

The song remains: Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer By A. E. Stallings

Writing from fiction

A flâneur’s journey through Paris and the self By Michael Caines

Englished Homer

The enduring influence of the classical epics By Peter McDonald

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026

Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz

The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.

Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control

A brutal summer has exposed how Britain, France, Spain and other countries are under pressure from fighting in Ukraine and Iran, record heat and more.

If Phones Are Buzzing, It’s Time to Take Shelter in Ukraine

Using dozens of Telegram social media channels, Ukrainians have learned to game Russian air attacks over nearly four and a half years of war.

Amid Intensifying Russian Strikes, Ukraine’s Pleas for Air Defenses Are Falling Flat

Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left

One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.