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Scientists have long believed that warm, salty water flowing from the Indian Ocean around the southern tip of Africa and into the Atlantic helps support one of the planet’s most important ocean circulation systems. This flow, known as Agulhas Leakage, has been considered a major contributor to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which forms part of the global ocean conveyor system. New findings from an international research team based in the Netherlands, USA, China and UK suggest that this relationship is more complicated than previously assumed. Their results indicate that changes in Agulhas Leakage do not always produce the…

Over the past two decades, Belize lost around 20% of its forest cover — more than 350,000 hectares (865,000 acres). Much of it is the result of agricultural expansion by Mennonites, the conservative Christian denomination that arrived in the country more than six decades ago. To understand the corporate machinery that’s allowed the Mennonites to expand so quickly, often outbidding private landowners and environmental groups trying to protect the rainforest, a Mongabay investigation conducted extensive interviews and reviewed dozens of land records. The investigation found a unique system of strategic land titling and pooled financial resources, with communities…

The claim that the U.S. had burned through “virtually all” of its precision strike missiles during its war on Iran stems from an Aug. 4, 2026, report by news outlet Reuters citing anonymous sources “familiar with the data.”  Also on Aug. 4, CNN reported that anonymous “senior U.S. military commanders” said “nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system” had been depleted. While the claim circulating on social media is based on real news media reports from reputable outlets, we left the claim unrated because the reports are based on anonymous sources, which Snopes does not rely on…

Israeli forces arrest dozens of Palestinians near Jerusalem amid uptick in military and settler violence in West Bank.Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026A “large-scale” Israeli raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has injured at least 51 Palestinians, the Jerusalem Governorate told Al Jazeera.Israeli forces demolished commercial shops near the Qalandiya checkpoint on Thursday, before imposing a curfew on the neighbouring town of Kafr Aqab and sealing off roads linking the area to Jerusalem.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 35 people were hospitalised after severe beatings and…

“Soyons honnêtes, le produit de Palantir est très bon et addictif, c’est un peu comme le sucre dans le Coca”, reconnaît le député MoDem Philippe Latombe, défenseur français de la souveraineté numérique. “Palantir est capable de traiter d’énormes quantités de données avec une grande précision et, grâce à son expérience, l’entreprise a eu le temps d’améliorer ses algorithmes auprès de nombreux clients et de les adapter à de nombreux cas d’utilisation.” Pourtant, la volonté de se libérer de Palantir gagne tout le continent : de Madrid, où le gouvernement de Pedro Sánchez a ordonné aux entreprises publiques d’exclure Palantir des…

Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie will feature Australian actor Uli Latukefu as the villain Ganondorf, and the publication notes that “We hear Latukefu inked a multi-picture deal.”Nintendo or Sony haven’t formally confirmed that there’s more than one movie in the works, though it’s been rumored that Nintendo and Sony might be planning a trilogy. Still, it’s not exactly unexpected that more Zelda movies might be on the way, especially given the huge success of the recent Super Mario films at the box office.Nintendo initially announced the live-action Zelda movie, which it’s making with Sony…

Ravie LakshmananAug 06, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News Apparently, opening the thing is now enough. A repo can run before the first prompt, a package can hide among hundreds, and a harmless-looking PDF can finish the job. This week runs on cheap leverage: exposed servers, recycled bugs, poisoned agent instructions, remote-access tools dressed as support software, and trusted defaults doing attackers a favor. Nothing here is especially mystical. Just ordinary systems trusting slightly too much, slightly too early. The full list follows. The threats change every week. Subscribe, and we’ll alert you when each new ThreatsDay Bulletin is out. China-linked…

Developed by Breez in partnership with Bitcoin Spark, the Glow app lets users send stablecoins from their Bitcoin balance, while empowering developers to build better user experiences without having to worry about the difficult parts of building on top of Bitcoin. Breez’s SDK takes care of asset exchange in the background while supporting lightning payments through its Spark integration.  “Glow is a Bitcoin app for everyone,” said the company in a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. Users can access the app on both Apple and Android app stores. Glow re-invents the Bitcoin wallet experience, deviating from the seed phrase…

Fertilization is commonly portrayed as an intense contest in which millions of sperm race toward a single egg. New research from evolutionary biologists at Syracuse University, University of Siena, Italy, and University of Szeged, Hungary, points to a more complex picture. In some species, reproductive success may depend not only on competition, but also on sperm working together. The researchers examined arthropods, the enormous group of animals that includes insects, spiders, crabs and centipedes. They investigated examples from across evolutionary history in which arthropod sperm joined into organized groups or structures that may help them reach and fertilize an egg.…

When money and power collide, local reporting keeps San Diego informed.Give $10 Private prison company CoreCivic said Thursday that it expects to use a substantial portion of proceeds from the recent sales of four immigration detention facilities to the Department of Homeland Security to buy back stock, creating a potential windfall for investors.  DHS purchased the facilities for $2.2 billion, over seven times the book value — the amount invested in the property minus depreciation — that CoreCivic reported in a 2025 financial disclosure.  The largest transaction of the four involved Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, which sold…