‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly 30. July 2026 (20:00) Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.(New York Times)
Bond Investors’ Inflation Angst Rises on Fed’s Lack of Guidance 30. July 2026 (19:33) The yield on government bonds, which underpins borrowing costs from mortgages to business loans, remained elevated over concerns about the Federal Reserve’s efforts to contain inflation.(New York Times)
Ronald G. Davis, a Mime Who Spoke Out, Dies at 92 30. July 2026 (18:29) At the height of the psychedelic era, he guided the very vocal San Francisco Mime Troupe’s pointed satire of American militarism, racism and bourgeois values.(New York Times)
