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What is wisdom? People seen as wise share these characteristics: reflective orientation and socio-emotional awareness

Can plastic waste be transformed into food for humans? Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?

Not if, but when: The coming North Atlantic deep freeze

An analysis of roughly 1,500 climate policies found 63 that led to significant reductions in emissions, cutting them by 19% on average

Dr. AI Will see you now: The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south — if only it can get online

Time and the universe are on an infinite loop. Reality extends far beyond our universe, which is just one among many universes

Despite having less than 5 per cent of the global population, the US possesses nearly half of the world’s civilian-owned guns: 400 million. But why?

Learning from Living Systems: Natural principles are a core part of regenerative practices: permaculture, biomimicry, biophilic design, systems-thinking, regenerative leadership, and regenerative economics

Ant geopolitics: Over the past four centuries quadrillions of ants have created a strange and turbulent global society that shadows our own

The California delegation to the DNC, Sonoma City Council member Sandra Lowe included, is the largest at the Democratic National Convention

How we lost control of Monkeypox (mpox): It has now infected nearly 100,000 people in 116 countries

Fossil fuels are still a large source of electricity, but California has made progress with renewables while keeping the lights on

A new estimate finds that more than half of the world’s population drink unsafe water — double what we had thought.

Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole

When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network is active. New research is revealing the default mode’s role in memory, social awareness and sense of self

> Quanta Magazine

Scary: Many comatose people are conscious. A study of around 240 people with brain injuries who are physically unresponsive found that one quarter were actually conscious

Monkeypox is a global health emergency — again. Several versions of the deadly virus are now circulating, and cases are rapidly rising across Africa

Some people seem to choose when they want to die, often after a milestone event. According to a hospice professional, it’s more common than we might think.

A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue. The proposed imaging system can diagnose diabetes, stroke, anemia, asthma, liver and gallbladder conditions, and COVID-19

> Science Daily

Babbling babies need timely responses to learn language, social norms. New research shows the timing of others’ reactions to their babbling is key to how babies begin learning language and social norms

> Science Daily

Three years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, some five million people have left the country, including many of the country’s scientists

Who knew? A hypothesis is that electrolysis is taking place spontaneously as a result of the presence of copper and manganese nodules lying on the sea bed. If it turns out to be true, this is a significant contributor to free oxygen on the planet

Big yuck of the day: Your microwave oven has its own microbiome. A survey of bacteria living inside household and laboratory appliances finds a robust ecosystem

We all know that Coca-Cola once contained cocaine. But why? And why did they take it out? It was all about race

According to the CDC, COVID-19 can be described as endemic throughout the world. That means that COVID is here to stay.