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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 25, 2024
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Found: the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
Connections between three interstellar clouds of gas and dust offer a glimpse into their birth.
How the watermelon got its sweet taste and rosy hue
Genomic analysis reveals the complex roots of the modern fruit.
Massive cicada emergence prompted raccoons to run wild
Meanwhile, deer kept a low profile — perhaps because the deafening noise of the insects made it hard to hear predators.
Blowout! Satellites reveal one of the largest methane leaks on record
An oil well in Kazakhstan dumped more than 100,000 tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – July 26, 2024
Times Literary Supplement (July 24, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Generation Anxious’ – Jonathan Haidt’s bleak vision of modern childhood; Rebuilding broken Britain; The woman who stalked the world; German Expressionism at Tate Modern and Twisters..
Previews: Country Life Magazine – July 24, 2024
Country Life Magazine (July 23, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Talking Dogs’ – The secret language of the shepherd’s friends, Shooting on Lewis and fishing on the Test; Fired up – the foundry that made Trafalgar’s lions; Loving lapwings; Building with oak and summer in Paris….
Whistle while you work
It is mesmerising to watch one man and his dog moving a flock of sheep using a language all of their own. Katy Birchall admires the almost telepathic connection between sheepdog and handler
Who are you calling a peewit?
The pied plumage of the lapwing was once a common sight in our countryside and, as Vicky Liddell learns, moves are afoot to halt the beautiful bird’s decline
Heavy metal
The heat is on for Catriona Gray as she visits the UK’s oldest-surviving art foundry, now forging a successful future hidden away in the Hampshire countryside
The dogs that ask why
Patrick Galbraith is confounded by a case of mistaken canine identity when he embarks on a day of walked-up grouse shooting on the Isle of Lewis
The tale of the Croque Monsieur
Armed with an array of home-tied flies, David Profumo relishes pitting his wits against the wily trout of the South of England’s crystal-clear chalkstreams
From little acorns
We have been building with strong, sustainable and flexible oak since time immemorial — and the art continues to thrive, as Arabella Youens discovers
To Paris with love
The 1924 Olympics were the crowning glory of a golden age for culture in the French capital. Mary Miers looks back to an extraordinary, liberating time
Willie Hartley Russell’s favourite painting
The chairman of the Almshouse Association chooses a striking portrait of a remarkable man
Fitting like a glove
Jeremy Musson applauds the success of Woodford Hill Farm, a new country house perfect for its old Northamptonshire setting
The legacy
He is seldom given due credit, but there would be no modern Olympic Games without William Penny Brookes, finds Kate Green
As different as night and day
John Lewis-Stempel’s detour in Dorset is rewarded by an early-morning encounter with the enigmatic, elusive nightjar
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell is getting shirty with the best summer gents’ linens
West is best
Eleanor Doughty explores the top places for London commuters to buy out west of the capital
The odd couple
Caroline Donald hails the marriage of a 200-year-old villa with a contemporary garden in Kent
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson on cherries
Bay watch
The bay leaf wins the laurels as a symbol of strength, courage and wisdom, says Ian Morton
Our daily bread
Neil Buttery examines the rise of the Anglo-Saxon Lammas loaf
Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – July 22, 2024
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 22, 2024 ISSUE:
How Trump’s Red Wave Would Reshape the Economy and Markets
Donald Trump’s second presidency would mean more spending and inflation. Investors might like it—at first.
Here Are America’s Top 100 Women Advisors. Their Influence Is Growing.
More women are reaching the upper tiers of the wealth management industry—just in time for a $30 trillion wealth transfer.
Abolish the Federal Reserve? Here’s What Project 2025 Would Do.
The policy statement recommends a revamp of the Fed’s mandate, balance sheet, and response to financial crises.
What the Stock Market’s Wild Week Means for the Next 6 Months
History Today Magazine – August 2024 Preview
A Dangerous Game on the Jacobean Stage
For nine days Thomas Middleton’s A Game at Chess was the greatest box office phenomenon of the English Renaissance. Then a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Japan, the West and the Treaty of Versailles
At the outset of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference Japan enjoyed a seat at the top table, but the vexed issue of racial equality set it and its notional Western allies on different paths.
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 19, 2024
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The benefits of GLP-1 drugs beyond obesity
Glucagon-like peptide–1–based medicines have weight loss–independent actions
A hard fruit to swallow
Foraging niches become more specialized toward bird range limits
Scientists at odds over wild plans to slow melting glaciers
Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists
World Archaeology – Aug/Sept 2024 Preview
WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY (July 18, 2024): The latest issude features ‘Pompeii’ – The biggest dig in a generation; AI and Archaeology – Reconstructing ancient landscapes; Creatures of The Nile – What animals did for Ancient Egypt…
Pompeii: Unearthing Insula 10
The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are making astonishing discoveries that shed powerful new light on life and death in the shadow of Vesuvius, as…
Creatures of the Nile: What animals did for ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt owed many debts to the creatures that lived in and beside the Nile. Both wild and domesticated animals offered an abundance of food, raw materials, and inspiration. But…
Artificial intelligence rethinks the past: How computers are reconstructing Etruscan and Roman landscapes
What can artificial intelligence bring to archaeology? Maurizio Forte introduces recent work dedicated to reconstructing ancient landscapes, and weighs some of the risks and rewards.
Autoarchaeology at Christiansborg Castle: Digging into ancestral connections to the transatlantic slave trade
The discovery of an unsuspected family link to Christiansborg Castle, Ghana, led to a project examining a forgotten aspect of the transatlantic slave trade. Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann introduces us…
The Economist Magazine – July 20, 2024 Preview
Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?
The anti-globalist MAGA enthusiast is more consequential than the average veep pick
Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risks
Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off
Inside AI’s black box
Researchers are figuring out how large language models work
Labour’s first week
What does Labour’s win mean for British foreign policy?
Will Biden’s dam break?
Joe Biden is failing to silence calls that he step aside
Ungovernable France
France is desperately searching for a government
Politics: The Guardian Weekly – July 19, 2024
The Guardian Weekly (July 17, 2024) – The new issue features ‘Reset?’ – America reckons with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump…
The image of Donald Trump, his face smeared with blood after a bullet grazed his ear, marked a watershed moment in the already high-stakes 2024 US presidential election campaign. Opening our special report on the Pennsylvania rally shooting, Washington bureau chief David Smith examines how it could fuel Trump’s base and stoke further division in American politics.
Five essential reads in this week’s edition
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Spotlight | On paw patrol in Sumatra
National Geographic explorer and photographer Danielle Khan Da Silva joins an all-female group of Indigenous rangers who protect a rare Indonesian rainforest ecosystem.
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Spotlight | Evasive action
The doctors who treat cancer share their expert advice on what simple things we can all do to lessen the risk of getting the disease with Sarah Phillips.
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Feature | Too hot to handle
As heatwaves become a common occurrence, outdoor workers are particularly vulnerable, explains Samira Shackle, as she documents the death from heat of one French labourer.
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Opinion | Simon Tisdall on the Nato summit
The 75-year-old alliance was created to counteract Moscow’s power and needs to keep its focus on containing Russian ambition.
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Culture | Selfies with Cindy Sherman
The US artist whose work changed the way we see women talks image, AI and Instagram to Nadia Khomami.
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