Gas in the Grass; Floods of Deaths; The Aircraft Carrier Blues; Disillusioned in Turkey; NK's Submarine Missile Base; Brexit as Slow as Possible; Hate Crime Policing; Your Next Car's Black Box; Fiber Camera; The 97 Other Brain Regions; Chinese Magic; and Green, Bubbling Goo

Environmental

Trembling tundra - the latest weird phenomenon in Siberia's land of craters siberiantimes v

This extraordinary sight - in a video filmed of the tundra on remote Belyy Island in the Kara Sea off the Yamal Peninsula coastline - was witnessed by a scientific research expedition. Researchers Alexander Sokolov and Dorothee Ehrich spotted 15 patches of trembling or bubbling grass-covered ground.

More than 150 people killed in China floods pbs.org

The flooding began early Wednesday morning, catching many residents off-guard. More than 9 million people across 147 counties have been affected, while 155,000 houses have been damaged and more than 300,000 residents have had to relocate. The phenomenon has led to an economic loss of more than 2.4 billion U.S. dollars according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The linked article was from the weekend and the latest estimates I've seen since are over 170. Also see China floods kill scores, leave thousands homeless dw

Military

U.S. Navy's new $13B aircraft carrier can't fight cnn

According to a June 28 memo obtained by CNN, Michael Gilmore defense.gov, the Defense Department's director of operational test and evaluation, said the most expensive warship in history continues to struggle launching and recovering aircraft, moving onboard munitions, conducting air traffic control and with ship self-defense.

Turkey

After Failed Coup, How Will Turkey's Military Cope With All Its Challenges? npr.org

In this rough neighborhood, Turks have relied on their strong military culture. Service is compulsory for young men, and many Turks are proud of having NATO's second-largest army, behind the U.S.

That pride suffered a wrenching blow on July 15, as people watched with horror as Turkish soldiers involved in the attempted coup opened fire on their own people.

Also see Erdogan will be stronger after the failed coup, but Turkey could be the loser independent.co.uk

North Korea

N. Korea said to be building new naval base for SLBMs english.yonhapnews.co.kr

According to the report by IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, North Korea is currently building the new military facility at a location some 2.25 kilometers from Sinpo Shipyard, the homeport of North Korea's ballistic missile submarine program, in South Hamgyong Province.

Brexit

Tory MPs react with fury as EU leaders consider UK 'emergency brake' on free movement telegraph.co.uk

MPs have accused leaders across the continent of "missing the point" and failing to accept the public's decision to sever ties with the 28-member bloc last month.

Also see Jean-Claude Juncker admits Brexit talks cannot begin in months as there is 'no deadline' for Britain to invoke Article 50 telegraph.co.uk v

Society

Hate crime: [UK] Prosecutors told to push for tougher sentences bbc

Home Secretary Amber Rudd telegraph.co.uk said: "Hatred directed against any community, race or religion has no place whatsoever in our diverse society and it needs to be kicked to the kerb.

Automation

Germany mulls self-drive car 'black box' bbc

Following reports that new legislation was being prepared, the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure bmvi.de told the BBC the draft had not yet been finalised.

Also see German Authorities Propose a Black Box Recorder for Semi-Autonomous Cars autoevolution

3D Printing

ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH HAS BEEN MADE WITH 3D PRINTED TINY CAMERAS trendintech

The cameras are so small that they can be printed onto the end of an optic fiber and then inserted into the human body, including the brain, to be used as a camera. This will allow doctors to have a much better view of the internal organs and is less invasive than a regular endoscope. The printing technique was developed by using lasers with very short pulses that were focused through a microscope onto a liquid polymer. Then, when the 3D printing occurs, the lasers harden the polymer as the lens is produced.

Brain

Brain map carves cortex into twice as many areas bbc

It is the most significant result to date from the Human Connectome Project humanconnectomeproject.org, a US-led collaboration aimed at unravelling the wiring of the human brain and how it affects behaviour.

Augmented Reality

Magic Leap demo in China shows augmented reality shopping mashable v

The incredibly secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap showed off another demonstration of its technology this week, this time using Chinese apps.

Unusual

Utah officials investigating weird green foam bubbling out of sewer fox4news v

Other...

Huge assembly line machine lays railroad track  holykaw.alltop v

New Zealand Announces Plan to Wipe Out Invasive Predators news.nationalgeographic