Agricultural drones are taking off globally, saving farmers time and money
Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing https://buff.ly/FZ46kdy
SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia
A NOAA hurricane researcher explains how forecasters knew where #HurricaneMelissa, with 185 mph sustained winds, was headed, which gave thousands extra time to evacuate. https://buff.ly/5Mpq8wp
Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data https://buff.ly/VXgf1U1
Not all of our ancestors sat at the top of the food chain. AI analysis of bite marks on 1.8-million-year-old bones from Tanzania suggests Homo habilis wasn’t an early apex hunter after all, but preyed on by leopards. The finding challenges long-held ideas about which Homo species first made tools — and raises new questions about our earliest ancestors.
The Trump administration cut federal programs meant to strengthen the U.S. power grid — funding that would’ve boosted monitoring, resilience against outages and cyberattacks and backup power. A sustainability scholar explains how these cuts could leave Americans in the dark more often and cost taxpayers more in the long run: #USPolitics #energy
Solar storms have disrupted technology for over a century. In one scary 1967 incident, the US military feared the Soviets had knocked out their radar before scientists confirmed the Sun was to blame. As our power grids and satellites grow more interconnected, an environmental historian urges officials to understand these events to protect modern systems.
#AI has quickly become a big part of everyday life with people using it for simple things like recipes and email drafts to budgeting help. More than 70% of ChatGPT use is for personal use, not work.
Philadelphia’s Art Museum just rebranded for the Instagram age. A new name, new logo and a more playful vibe, all aimed at engaging younger, digital-first audiences. #Philly image