Tag Archives: August 2022

Magazines, Previews, Research, Reviews, Science

Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 26, 2022

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Ancient DNA from the Near East probes a cradle of civilization

Studies seek clues to origins of farming, early languages

Global drought experiment reveals the toll on plant growth

Artificial droughts sharply cut carbon storage

Researchers watch how Arctic storms chew up sea ice

Airborne campaign to study summer cyclones could reveal air-ice interactions

Deadly bird flu establishes a foothold in North America

H5N1 has continued to kill wild birds and poultry this summer. The fall migration could bring it back in force

Many-eyed scope will make movies of the stars

Argus Array will combine hundreds of off-the-shelf telescopes to capture fleeting events

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Sparkling waters

Tiny Caribbean crustaceans and their bioluminescent mating displays are shining new light on evolution

Economics, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Previews, Stories

Preview: The Economist Magazine – August 27, 2022

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Are sanctions working?

Are sanctions working?

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – August 25, 2022

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Volume 608 Issue 7924
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News: Putin’s ‘Winter War’ Strategy, Singapore And Vietnam’s Gay Rights Gains

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As winter approaches, we look at Vladimir Putin’s strategy in Ukraine and whether European solidarity can withstand soaring energy prices.

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Plus: victories for gay rights in Singapore and Vietnam, the global impact of a strike at the UK’s biggest container port, and a check-in from the Formex interior design event in Sweden.

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Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 25, 2022

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Biden Urged to Act Swiftly on Ukraine Nuclear Plant

A bipartisan letter from dozens of experts and former officials called on the U.S. president to make the deteriorating situation at the Zaporizhzhia plant an administration priority and demand an immediate inspection by the IAEA.

Biden Cancels Up to $20,000 in Student Debt for Millions

The president’s executive order will provide unprecedented relief for tens of millions of Americans but is certain to draw legal challenges and political pushback.6,906Long read

Musk-Twitter Legal Fight Complicated by Whistleblower Complaint

Allegations by the platform’s former head of security may open new legal pathways in Elon Musk’s effort to abandon the $44 billion takeover.6 min read

Culture, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Stories, Travel

Previews: Country Life Magazine – August 24, 2022

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Country Life 24 August 2022

Country Life 24 August goes on a Scottish pilgrimage and celebrates the bicentenary of The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, The Royal Company of Archers.

Masterpiece

Jack Watkins falls under the spell of The Lady of Shalott

Romance realised

In the first of two articles, Clive Aslet tours Ardfin on the Isle of Jura, a Victorian sporting lodge reimagined for the 21st century

When the saints go marching in

Retracing the Highland route of St Columba to Iona, Joe Gibbs and his fellow pilgrims conquer hill and glen, until sickness hits

Bring me my bow

Royal Archer Jamie Blackett dons his green coat on the bicentenary of The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland

Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Stories

Preview: The Guardian Weekly – August 26, 2022

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The cover of the 26 August edition of the Guardian Weekly.

Life and death: Inside the 26 August Guardian Weekly

Six months of hell in Ukraine. Plus: recession stalks Europe.

The troop buildups, the belligerent speeches, the excruciatingly staged Kremlin policy meetings … for months, the signs had been there in plain sight. Nonetheless, the order in the early hours of 24 February from Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine came as a lightning bolt, one that would change Europe for years to come.

News, Podcasts, Politics, Stories

Headlines: Russia-Ukraine War At 6 Months, Student Debt Cancellation Plan

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A.M. Edition for Aug. 24. After six months of war in Ukraine, battlefield momentum is tilting against Russia even as the conflict shows few signs of slowing.

WSJ reporter Marcus Walker and Moscow bureau chief Ann Simmons explain how officials in Kyiv and Moscow view the current state of war and their respective paths to victory. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Front Page: The New York Times – August 24, 2022

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In Ukraine, a Nuclear Plant Held Hostage

Five months after Russian forces took over the Zaporizhzhia plant, all that stands between the world and nuclear disaster are dedicated Ukrainian operators working at gunpoint.

Trump, Without the Presidency’s Protections, Struggles for a Strategy

Facing serious legal peril in the documents investigation, the former president has turned to his old playbook of painting himself as persecuted amid legal and political stumbles.