NY Times: Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue - Astronomers have found that free-floating planets far outnumber those bound to a host star. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/science/rogue-planets-milky-way.html -

NY Times: Una molécula para que el cáncer se autodestruya - Investigadores de la Universidad Stanford idearon una nueva y extraña molécula que podría conducir a medicamentos que armen genes y hagan que los cánceres actúen contra ellos mismos. - https://www.nytimes.com/es/2023/08/12/espanol/cancer-destruccion-molecula-cura.html -

NY Times: As Weather Threats Loom, Even Chimps Learn to Shelter in Place - How do you teach 300 chimpanzees to seek safety in a storm? With cowbells, sound machines and a bright orange Frisbee. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/science/extreme-weather-chimpanzees.html -

NY Times: Torrent of Water From Alaska Glacier Floods Juneau - A river that winds through the state capital of Alaska was overflowing with runoff from the Mendenhall Glacier over the weekend. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/us/alaska-juneau-flooding.html -

NY Times: These Clever Fish Have Mastered the Fakeout - Trumpetfish use a number of tricks to catch prey, but research shows that one of their most effective tactics has much in common with human hunters’ subterfuge. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/science/trumpetfish-hunting-stalking-horse.html -

NY Times: A Miami Suburb Overrun With Peacocks Turns to Vasectomies to Rein Them In. - The birds are breeding and running amok in Pinecrest, Fla. The village will test a novel solution to rein them in: peacock vasectomies. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/peacock-vasectomies-miami-pinecrest.html -

NY Times: First Came ‘the Great Dying,’ Then This Strange Reptile Evolved - The creature’s surprising anatomy suggests that rapid and unusual evolution was occurring in the seas after a period of massive extinction. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/science/filter-feeding-reptile-whale.html -

NY Times: Mushroom Poisoning Suspected in 3 Deaths, Australia Police Say - The three guests, and a fourth who fell ill, had symptoms consistent with mushroom poisoning, the police say. The woman who served the meal has been questioned by the police. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/australia/mushroom-poisoning-suspect.html -

NY Times: Russian Influencer Ksenia Sobchak on the War: Resistance Is Futile, So Find Ways to Cope - Ksenia Sobchak, one of the best known media figures still in Russia, says her fatalistic stance just reflects a grim reality. Some liberals call her a Kremlin stooge, while hawks see her as disloyal. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/ksenia-sobchak-putin-russia-ukraine-war.html -

NY Times: Imran Khan Appeals Prison Sentence in Pakistan - The former prime minister of Pakistan was jailed after being found guilty in a corruption case. The legal fight will determine his political future ahead of elections later this year. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/asia/imran-khan-appeal-prison-sentence.html -

NY Times: After Russian Attack in Ukraine, Broken Glass and Rattled Nerves in Romania - A drone assault on a Danube River port sent shock waves — both the physical and the psychological kind — into villages just across the water that are in NATO territory. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/russia-attack-romania-danube.html -

NY Times: Amid Niger Coup, Nigeria Grapples with Potential Military Intervention - A coup in Niger could shape the future of a West African regional bloc and the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the newly elected leader of Nigeria. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/africa/niger-coup-nigeria-military.html -

NY Times: Russian Missile Hits Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Killing 3 - Officials said nine people were injured, a church building and several local shops were destroyed, and the windows were blown out of several high-rise buildings. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/russia-missile-zaporizhzia-ukraine.html -

NY Times: How 4 Countries Are Preparing to Bring Stolen Treasures Home - While attention is focused on western museums and governments giving back looted items, heritage workers in the global south are laying the groundwork for new claims. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/design/restitution-nepal-indonesia-democratic-republic-of-congo-cameroon.html -

NY Times: What Another Trump Presidency Could Mean for Australia - The author of a new book exploring that possibility says it would raise existential questions about the current alliance with America, with huge implications for Australia’s regional and global standing. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/australia/what-another-trump-presidency-could-mean-for-australia.html -

NY Times: Trudeau Searches For a New Image After Separation From His Wife - Justin Trudeau has portrayed himself as a modern husband, father and political figure in his rise to prime minister. How does he redefine himself after the breakup of his 18-year marriage? - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/canada/trudeau-wife-separation-image.html -

NY Times: Ukraine Makes Progress Along 2 Lines of Attack - As Kyiv makes small advances on the battlefront, it has also taken aim at Russian supply lines. On Saturday, explosions echoed at a bridge connecting Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war.html -

NY Times: Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats - The measure to clamp down on investments in certain industries deemed to pose security risks, set to be issued Wednesday, appears likely to open a new front in the U.S.-China economic conflict. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/business/economy/biden-china-companies-restrictions.html -

NY Times: Ukrainians in Kupiansk Fear a Second Russian Occupation - The torture rooms in the battered Ukrainian city of Kupiansk have been empty for months. But Moscow’s advancing forces are just five miles away. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/kupiansk-ukraine-russia-occupation.html -

NY Times: Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s Visit to U.S. Will Be Closely Watched - An outspoken critic of Beijing, Lai Ching-te aims to reassure voters and Washington that he will be a safe pair of hands if elected. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/asia/taiwan-us-china-lai-ching-te.html -