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Followers of Sarna, a nature-worshipping faith, want visibility, respect — and political power. ✍️@Raksha_Kumar for @GlobalPress via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/culture-soci…

India’s “Adivasis”: The Forgotten Believers Reclaiming Their Religion

Followers of Sarna, a nature-worshipping faith, want visibility, respect — and political power.

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Space research is becoming a laboratory for technologies that return to Earth as concrete advances for industry, science and daily life. ✍️ Stefano Corgnati for @LaStampa in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/tech-science…

Making Space: Why The Next Industrial Leap Will Not Start On Earth

Space research is becoming a laboratory for technologies that return to Earth as concrete advances for industry, science and daily life. According to Stefano Corgnati, Head of the Polytechnic of...

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Silicon Valley’s new faith in machines blurs the line between progress and eugenics, raising the question of what humanity is willing to sacrifice for perfection. ✍️@AssiaVonNeumann for @LaStampa in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

Delirium Of Omnipotence: When AI Tries To Replace God

From embryo editing to dreams of eternal life, Silicon Valley’s new faith in machines blurs the line between progress and eugenics, raising the question of what humanity is willing to sacrifice for...

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A sharp mind despite little sleep, and easier nights ahead? Non-sleep deep rest, or “sleep yoga,” promises just that. But what does science actually say about this latest wellness trend? ✍️ @maria_mastreads for @zeitonline in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

Short Nap, Big Claims: What Science Says About “Non-Sleep Deep Rest”

A sharp mind despite little sleep, and easier nights ahead? Non-sleep deep rest, or “sleep yoga,” promises just that. But what does science actually say about this latest wellness trend? A sharp mind...

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With no clear law in place, Colombia’s surrogacy network expands through loopholes, intermediaries and vulnerable women. An exclusive investigative report by La Marea. ✍️ @MarinaSardina_ and Marco Dalla Stella for @lamarea_com in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/women-worldw…
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Hezbollah no longer poses a threat to Israel, but rather to the Lebanese state itself; whereas Israel represents an existential threat to the state, to Hezbollah, and to Lebanese society as a whole. ✍️ Hani Adada for @Daraj_media in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

One Year After U.S.-French Ceasefire, Lebanon Caught Between War and Collapse

The reality is that Hezbollah no longer poses a threat to Israel, but rather to the Lebanese state itself; whereas Israel represents an existential threat to the state, to Hezbollah, and to Lebanese...

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Since the opening of six automated lines in the Saudi capital last December, more than 122 million journeys have been made on public transport. ✍️ @PaulineLdB for @Le_Figaro in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/tech-science…

One Ride On Riyadh’s New Metro Reveals The Rapid Saudi Transformation

Since the opening of six automated lines in the Saudi capital last December, more than 122 million journeys have been made on public transport.

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In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions. ✍️@Sara_Talpos for @undarkmag via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/opinion-anal…

How One Neuroscientist Is Trying to Rewrite the Human Mind

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

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Venezuela is being held hostage. Rather than outrage, the appearance of a U.S. armada has produced an almost sacrilegious sigh of relief in many. But is even that enough? ✍️ @AgIzarra for @elconfidencial in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/world-affair…

Portable Country, Corrupt State: The Venezuelan Dilemma

Venezuela is being held hostage. Rather than outrage, the appearance of a U.S. armada has produced an almost sacrilegious sigh of relief in many. But is even that enough?

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“Peace won’t be made by failed diplomats or politicians living in a fantasy land” tweeted Vice President Vance. The delegitimization of expertise is a major trend of our time. ✍️ @pierrehaski for @franceinter in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

Ukraine To Gaza To Vaccines, The "Experts" Have No Seat At The Table

“Peace won’t be made by failed diplomats or politicians living in a fantasy land” tweeted Vice President Vance to explain why professionals are being dismissed, both on Gaza and Ukraine. The delegi...

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Space research is becoming a laboratory for technologies that return to Earth as concrete advances for industry, science and daily life. ✍️ Stefano Corgnati for @LaStampa in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/tech-science…

Making Space: Why The Next Industrial Leap Will Not Start On Earth

Space research is becoming a laboratory for technologies that return to Earth as concrete advances for industry, science and daily life. According to Stefano Corgnati, Head of the Polytechnic of...

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A sharp mind despite little sleep, and easier nights ahead? Non-sleep deep rest, or “sleep yoga,” promises just that. But what does science actually say about this latest wellness trend? ✍️ @maria_mastreads for @zeitonline in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

Short Nap, Big Claims: What Science Says About “Non-Sleep Deep Rest”

A sharp mind despite little sleep, and easier nights ahead? Non-sleep deep rest, or “sleep yoga,” promises just that. But what does science actually say about this latest wellness trend? A sharp mind...

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Silicon Valley’s new faith in machines blurs the line between progress and eugenics, raising the question of what humanity is willing to sacrifice for perfection. ✍️@AssiaVonNeumann for @LaStampa in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

Delirium Of Omnipotence: When AI Tries To Replace God

From embryo editing to dreams of eternal life, Silicon Valley’s new faith in machines blurs the line between progress and eugenics, raising the question of what humanity is willing to sacrifice for...

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With no clear law in place, Colombia’s surrogacy network expands through loopholes, intermediaries and vulnerable women. An exclusive investigative report by La Marea. ✍️ @MarinaSardina_ and Marco Dalla Stella for @lamarea_com in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/women-worldw…
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To Kyiv and the Europeans, The American 28-point plan for Ukraine looks like a demand for surrender, but Sunday’s negotiations in Geneva with the Americans attempted to amend it. ✍️ @pierrehaski for @franceinter in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/…

Can Europe And Kyiv Resist Washington's Kremlin-Friendly Peace Plan For Ukraine?

To Kyiv and the Europeans, the American 28-point plan for Ukraine looks like a demand for surrender, but Sunday's negotiations in Geneva with the Americans attempted to amend it, at the risk of...

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Why do some people love using artificial intelligence tools while others feel anxious or suspicious of them? The answer isn’t just about how AI works. It’s about how we work. ✍️ Paul Jones for @ConversationUS via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/tech-science…

Our Love-Hate Relationship With AI Is All About How Our Brain Works

Why do some people love using artificial intelligence tools while others feel anxious or suspicious of them? The answer isn’t just about how AI works. It’s about how we work.

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Hamburg’s Plancraft develops voice-driven tools for small craft businesses, signaling a cautious entry of AI into conservative trades amid a skilled-labor squeeze. ✍️@JakobStruller for @zeitonline in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/tech-science…

German Craft Meets AI: The Hamburg Startup Changing Manual Labor

Hamburg’s Plancraft develops voice-driven tools for small craft businesses to log on-site measurements, prepare estimates, and triage customer calls, signaling a cautious entry of AI into conservat...

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By resurrecting the “Anglo-Saxon threat,” Putin’s Russia is using history as a weapon — turning old myths into modern geopolitics. ✍️ Elizaveta Gaufman and Peter Rutland for @ConversationUS via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/focus/russia…

Putin’s Medieval Mindset And The Return Of The “Anglo-Saxons”

By resurrecting the “Anglo-Saxon threat,” Putin’s Russia is using history as a weapon — turning old myths into modern geopolitics.

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Italy’s long slide below replacement birth rate is driven by fewer women of childbearing age and weak support systems, not by “selfish” young women. ✍️@ale_minello for @LaStampa in EN via @worldcrunch worldcrunch.com/culture-soci…

What's Wrong With Blaming A "Selfish Generation" For Our Birthrate Shortage

Italy’s long slide below replacement birth rate is driven by fewer women of childbearing age and weak support systems, not by “selfish” young women. Italy’s long slide below replacement is driven by...

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