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August 13, 2026

In 1953, construction narrowed Cape Cod’s Fresh Brook; a concrete weir then blocked sea-run brook trout from their spawning grounds, and 73 years later it is set to be removed to bring the native trout back

August 13, 2026

Most dreaming happens during REM sleep, which makes up 20–25% of the night; if vivid dreams keep leaving you exhausted, scientists say the real culprit may be something else, keeping you from restorative sleep

August 13, 2026

Potatoes ‘boiling’ in ground, livestock dead: Record heat ruins harvest in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong

August 13, 2026

ICE agents to get electric shock gloves worth $20 million to remove ‘illegal aliens’ from US; sparks outrage

August 13, 2026

College student Lillie Vehling was reading beside Lake Washington while waiting for the Blue Angels; she saw three girls drowning and rescued them one by one

August 13, 2026

In 2006, Alaska began rebuilding a creek damaged by decades of gold mining; the first restored stretch was followed by a six-fold rise in salmon runs

August 13, 2026

Florida spent about $17 million transforming degraded farmland near Tampa Bay into Robinson Preserve, a 700-acre coastal refuge that now draws about 240,000 visitors annually

August 13, 2026

In 1908, diamonds brought sudden wealth to Namibia’s desert. By 1956, Kolmanskop had become a ghost town

August 13, 2026

Colorado city uses 15-minute water data from smart meters to catch illegal lawn watering during drought

August 13, 2026

Why is ICE under fire over its $20 million electric shock-glove plan?