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It’s Hot On Florida Reefs And Not Just The Water. Rare Coral Sex A Hopeful Sign
by Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald
Beneath a cloak of darkness, illuminated only by glow sticks and red-filtered flashlights, researchers waited underwater off Key Largo hoping to witness one of the rarest events of sex in the sea. It’s a delicate spectacle called the coral spawn — a once-a-year phenomenon when Florida’s reef-building coral colonies simultaneously release tiny bundles of eggs and sperm. They float to the surface in a scene that can look like a shaken snow globe. The spawn, which typically takes place over a few days and lasts less than 20 minutes, is triggered by subtle environmental cues — moon phase, tides and water temperatures — that healthy reefs once responded to in consistent synchronization.
In A New Pilot Program, This City Will Give Homeless Young Adults $1,200 In Cash Every Month For Two Years
by Kamrin Baker, GoodGoodGood
According to the Stanford Basic Income Lab, universal basic income is a periodic cash payment that is given to individuals unconditionally, requiring no work requirement or sanctions to access. And as various nonprofits and cities across the country experiment with basic income programs, most have found that the money received is largely used to pay for the basic essentials many Americans struggle to afford. A new pilot program in Boston, Massachusetts wants to find out if the same trend applies for a specific demographic: young adults facing homelessness. The program is called BAY-CASH, or Boston Area Youth Cash Assistance for Stable Housing.
Americans Are Drinking Less Than Ever, Poll Finds
by Daniel Miller, KTVU
Americans say they are drinking less alcohol than ever amid a belief that even moderate consumption can pose a health risk. The findings are detailed in a new Gallup poll published Wednesday. Gallup conducted a poll based on telephone interviews conducted by ReconMR July 7-21, 2025, with a random sample of 1,002 people, 18 years old and older, living in the U.S. Approximately 54% of Americans say they drink alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine, or beer, which is lower than at any other point in the past 30 years. Gallup noted in their poll that drinking has been more noticeable among women (51%) than among men (57%). Drinking has also dropped among non-Hispanic white adults.
Local Communities Protecting Millions Of Acres Of Orangutan Habitat Beyond Nat. Park Boundaries
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
On the island of Borneo, forest-dwelling communities have become key to ensuring that orangutans have enough intact forest to survive and thrive down the centuries. Documented by the Nature Conservancy, which is assisting in establishing and equipping these forest communities for conservation, these communities maintain millions of acres of forests for sustainable economic use and conservation. This includes logging, but research has shown that when legitimate, transparent logging operations cease, their former land concessions become akin to a no man’s land, and are taken over by illegal logging circuits, poaching, and agriculture.
‘Historic’: How Mexico’s Welfare Policies Helped 13.4 Million People Out Of Poverty
by Oscar Lopez, The Guardian
Toothless and frail, Gloria Palacios, 84, stooped as she set up her rickety sidewalk shop in Mexico City’s roughshod Doctores neighborhood. On sale: peanuts, cigarettes, chewing gum, chocolates and chips. When asked how much she made in a day, Palacios’s disabled son Gustavo, who helps run the tiny store, simply laughed. “If we make 100 pesos ($5) it’s a lot,” he said. Happily, said Palacios, the family has a different lifeline. With their house crumbling and bills piling up, the only thing keeping them afloat is a bimonthly transfer of 6,200 pesos ($330) implemented by the government of previous president Andrés Manuel López Obrador for adults over 65.
