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Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may already be influencing human biology.
New research has identified long-term changes in blood chemistry that appear to track rising atmospheric CO2,
raising concerns that an important blood marker could approach the upper end of its healthy range within the next several decades.

Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises
Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels have climbed about 7% since 1999, while calcium and phosphorus have declined—changes that closely track increasing atmospheric CO2.

OpenAI discovered an unreleased Astra model adding an "unrelated persona instruction" during RL training, but did not observe any behavioral differences (OpenAI)
https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/self-gener…

"Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows"
#Australia #Health #Medical

Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows
Exclusive University of Sydney research shows heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the century

#today I should do more admin and #research but also I'm going to prep some ideas for adding a little bit of #plugInSolar now that our

Turbulence-coupled Electrodynamics of the Martian Year 34 Global Dust Storm on #Mars: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ae69db -> UAH researcher finds martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact Mars missions: https://www.uah.edu/news/news/uah-researcher-finds-martian-dust-storms-may-generate-atmospheric-electrical-conditions-could-impact-mars-missions

House Republicans on Wednesday made another attempt to answer Donald Trump’s demand for new restrictions on voting nationwide
by linking the measure to an unrelated spending bill and passing both largely along party lines.
The effort was the latest attempt by congressional Republicans to pass the Save America Act,
which would ban mail-in ballots and impose new identification requirements on voters when they register and cast ballots.
While the Trump administration ha…

House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill
Effort is latest attempt to pass bill that seeks to ban mail-in ballots and imposes voter identification requirements

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"15 years of climate research gathered on Lufthansa scheduled flights"
#Lufthansa #Climate #ClimateChange

15 years of climate research gathered on Lufthansa scheduled flights
For 15 years, a Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 has been carrying not only passengers around the world but also a piece of research from Jülich. On July 8, 2011, the aircraft with the registration D-AIGT took off for the first time with an IAGOS measuring system on board. Since then, it has been collecting climate-relevant atmospheric data on regular scheduled flights—coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, giving 100K scientists, mathematicians, and engineers free access to its frontier models through 2027 (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/29/openai-academics-research-chatgpt-sol

Exclusive: OpenAI offers 100,000 academics free ChatGPT access
The program will provide selected researchers access to advanced models through 2027.

How members of the extremist group Boko Haram are using AI chatbots to design explosives, fix or upgrade weapons, and brainstorm attack ideas (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/poli

How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle
A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds.