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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

FEATURE

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?

China’s changing debt diplomacyTime to work with Western creditors
Gene tweaking: a new era beginsScience has made a genetic revolution possible
How diversity training can backfire?Many programmes may do more to protect against litigation than to reduce discrimination
Streaming wars: dragons v hobbitsA century-old studio wages a big-budget war against a streaming upstart

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – August 25, 2022

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Which glaciers are the biggest? Scientists finally have an answer – The world’s record holders are in Antarctica, regardless of how ‘glacier’ is defined.
First space rock found inside Venus’s orbit — and it’s jumbo-sized – An asteroid that travels inside the orbit of Venus probably wandered there from further afield.
Stretchy synthetic nerve helps mice give ball a mighty kick -Device can bridge a nerve damaged by motor-neuron disease or spinal-cord injury.
Mosquitoes sniff out humans with super-smelling neurons – The biting insects have an odour-sensing set-up superior to that of many other animals.
Mount Everest’s harsh heights shelter a rich array of life – Scraps of DNA show that living things of all kinds thrive in the thin air above 4,000 metres.

Magazines, Previews, Research, Reviews, Science

Preview: New Scientist Magazine – August 27, 2022

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CULTURE Writing Gaia review: The letters of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis
FEATURES Revealing the hidden impact of whole-genome sequencing for newborns
FEATURES Why rethinking time in quantum mechanics could help us unite physics

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

Art, Exhibitions, History, Previews, Stories, Videos, Views

Art Exhibitions: The 58th Carnegie International

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Established in 1896, the Carnegie International is the longest-running North American exhibition of international art. Organized every three to four years by Carnegie Museum of Art, the International presents an overview of how art and artists respond to the critical questions of our time.

Discover the history of this storied exhibition through archival footage and historical photographs, accompanied by the voices of curators and artists.

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.

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Previews: Smithsonian Magazine – September 2022

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Smithsonian Magazine In Search of King Arthur September image 1

SCIENCE

Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That’s Good for Wetlands

Mountain lions play an important role in the Death Valley ecosystem by preying on the introduced species

Sam Zlotnik

SCIENCE

How Long Will It Take to Understand Long Covid?

SCIENCE

The Incredible Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic

SMART NEWS

Why Was a Synagogue Mural Hidden Behind a Wall in a Vermont Apartment?

August 22, 2022 8:35 a.m.

Did Archaeologists Find Saint Peter’s Birthplace?

August 19, 2022

Western States Are Fighting Over How to Conserve Shrinking Water Supply

August 19, 2022

Culture, Literature, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Previews, Stories

Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – August 29, 2022

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Illustration of the “Mona Lisa” blocking a view of her face with her palm.

Anita Kunz’s “No Photos, Please!”

The artist discusses the enduring allure of the “Mona Lisa,” the puzzle of celebrity, and which famous people she would invite to dinner.

By Françoise Mouly, Art by Anita Kunz

The Age of Instagram Face

How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look.

By Jia Tolentino

What Bob Dylan Wanted at Twenty-three

A portrait of the artist trying to move past “finger-pointing” songs, and finding a new voice in the process.

By Nat Hentoff

Culture, Lifestyle, Magazines, Opinion, Previews, Society, Stories

Cover: The New York Times Magazine – August 21, 2022

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Willie Nelson’s Long Encore

As he approaches 90, even brushes with death can’t keep him off the road — or dim a late-life creative burst.

TikTok Audio Memes Are Everywhere. How Do They Work?

Welcome to the era of the audio meme, a time when replicable units of sound are a cultural currency as strong as — if not stronger than — images and text.