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How microscopes and computers are teaming up to fight malaria

April 26, 2026

Malaria still claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year, mostly children under five. The parasite behind the disease, Plasmodium, hides inside red blood cells, sneaks past the immune system, and multiplies rapidly. Traditional vaccines struggle because this microscopic invader changes its out

finance

Tesla's Bold Bet on AI and Robots Sends Shares Down

April 26, 2026

Tesla just announced plans to spend over $25 billion this year—more than three times what it spent in 2025 and higher than its previous estimate of $20 billion. The market didn’t like the news. Shares dropped over 3% after the announcement, even though Tesla posted a strong $1. 44 billion profit in

finance

Who needs high-risk stocks when these ETFs pay you now?

April 26, 2026

Most stocks don’t pay much anymore. The S&P 500’s average dividend now sits at 1. 1%, far below the 2%+ levels seen just a few years back. High stock prices are partly to blame, but that doesn’t help anyone trying to live off their investments. The bright side? There are exchange-traded funds design

politics

From Greenbacks to Gaza: A socialist candidate's sharp turn on wealth and war

April 26, 2026

Lindsey Boylan’s political journey reads like a switchblade folding back on itself. Once a Cuomo aide who accused her boss of harassment, she now stands beside Mayor Mamdani as a Democratic Socialist hoping to win a City Council seat in Greenwich Village. But two properties worth nearly ten million

politics

Tennessee’s New School Rules: Who Really Gets to Speak Freely?

April 26, 2026

Tennessee has a long record of pushing LGBTQ+ people to the sidelines. Back in 2018, a local prosecutor argued that domestic abuse laws shouldn’t apply to gay couples. Fast forward to 2023, and one city nearly made being gay illegal just by passing a local rule. That kind of history shows a pattern:

health

New Insights on N-acetyl Cysteine and Pesticide Toxicity

April 26, 2026

Researchers recently examined how a common supplement might protect lungs from damage caused by a widely used pesticide. The study focused on alpha-cypermethrin, a chemical found in many insect sprays. When male rats were exposed to this pesticide, their lung tissue showed signs of stress and damage

environment

Fish struggle when plastic bits and pesticides team up

April 26, 2026

Scientists tested what happens when tiny plastic fibers and a common insect killer show up together in the water where young tilapia live. Over six weeks, fish exposed to both pollutants grew less and ate food less efficiently than fish exposed to just one or none at all. Their guts showed damage to

environment

Georgia’s Wildfire Crisis: Small Sparks, Huge Losses

April 26, 2026

The Southeast is burning—not with the dramatic wildfires of the West, but with a slow, relentless spread of flames fueled by extreme drought. Georgia now holds the grim record for the worst property damage from a single fire event in its history, with over 120 homes and buildings destroyed. Two mass

finance

How UK crypto rules are shaping (and shrinking) the peer-to-peer dream

April 26, 2026

UK authorities just raided eight London homes linked to people suspected of running informal crypto cash exchanges. No criminal charges have been filed yet, but the message is clear: trading crypto for profit without following financial rules is no longer a gray area. The Financial Conduct Authority

crypto

Why AI Agents Might Be the Perfect Match for Crypto

April 26, 2026

The financial world wasn’t made for robots. It was designed for humans—complete with banker’s hours, physical branches, and paperwork. But now that AI agents are starting to trade, invest, and make economic decisions on their own, the system’s human-focused flaws are becoming obvious. These agents d