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A mountain collapse sent a 245-meter wave over Europe’s tallest dam

On the night of October 9, 1963, a massive landslide plunged into the reservoir behind Italy’s 264-meter-tall Vajont Dam, triggering one of Europe’s worst engineering disasters. The impact generated a ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
The American Prospect

The Next Financial Collapse

The signs are increasing that the economy will experience a severe financial crisis, very likely sometime this year. Containing such a crisis would depend heavily on the actions of two people: Fed ...
PBS

Rescue teams search for survivors in northern Lebanon building collapse that killed at least 9

BEIRUT (AP) — At least nine people were killed and six rescued from the rubble of a multistory apartment building that collapsed Sunday in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, state media reported ...
ZDNet

AI is quietly poisoning itself and pushing models toward collapse - but there's a cure

When AI LLMs "learn" from other AIs, the result is GIGO. You will need to verify your data before you can trust your AI answers. This approach requires a dedicated effort across your company.
Foreign Policy

Why Iran’s Regime Didn’t Collapse

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Wall Street Journal

The Obscure Bank Collapse That Sent Iran Into a Tailspin

The biggest harbinger that things were about to fall apart in Iran didn’t come from the thwarted anger of the country’s opposition or the frustrated hopes of young people hungry for more personal ...
Monocle

Is the Iranian regime on the verge of collapse?

Over the past fortnight, Iran has been gripped by a wave of unrest that has taken even seasoned regional analysts by surprise. What began in late December 2025 as protests in Tehran over the collapse ...
The New York Times

Landfill Collapse in Philippines Leaves 4 Dead and Dozens Missing

A garbage mound outside Cebu City in the central Philippines collapsed on Thursday. Rescuers were searching for 34 missing people, including some trapped under the debris. By Isabella Kwai and Jason ...
Phys.org

AMOC collapse simulations reveal what could happen to the ocean's carbon

Results from both model simulations suggest that an AMOC collapse would redistribute carbon throughout the oceans, as well as in the atmosphere and on land. In the first study, for the first several ...
Wired

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time. Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites ...