War Report
In Finland’s forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
Trudging through snow, a young Finnish conscript carefully draws a thin blue wire between two pine trees.
Car Tech
Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate, affirms auto sector’s future is electric
In unveiling his plan to transform the sector, Carney said Canada's auto industry needed to be ready for a future where EVs are dominant, and where US President Donald Trump's tariffs have made cross-border vehicle production unworkable.
Tech Space
Launching the idea of data centers in space
Elon Musk's decision to have his rocket company SpaceX take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI has added fuel to the debate about whether orbiting data centers are feasible or foolish.
Froth And Bubble
Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks
"Plastic pollution is a planetary problem that affects everyone: every country, every community and every individual," career diplomat Julio Cordano warned after being elected.
Stellar Chemistry
Dark matter core may drive Milky Way center
For decades astronomers have interpreted the extreme orbits of a group of stars near the center of the Milky Way, known as the S stars, as evidence for a…
Solar Science
Thunderstorm, not eclipse, drove tree signal spike in Dolomites
In a widely publicized study, Chiolerio and colleagues had reported that the trees appeared to "anticipate" the approaching eclipse, interpreting their bioelectrical signals as evidence that they were preparing for the temporary dimming of sunlight.
Superpowers
Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?
Xi's video call with Putin on Wednesday afternoon was followed just hours later by a phone call with Trump.
Internet Space
Amazon shares plunge as AI costs climb
Amazon reported a profit of $21.2 billion on net sales of $213.4 billion in the recently ended quarter as its AWS cloud computing, retail, advertising, and chips businesses thrived.
Shake And Blow
Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 38, 12,000 displaced
Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Tuesday at Madagascar's eastern coastal city Toamasina, bringing winds that reached 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour.
Superpowers
China’s Xi calls for ‘orderly’ world in talks with Uruguay leader
Xi was speaking during talks in Beijing with Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi, the first South American leader to visit China since US special forces captured…
Rocket Science
NASA Stennis proves water systems ready for Artemis IV upper stage trials
The exploration upper stage is a four engine liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in space stage for the Block 1B configuration of NASA's Space Launch System rocket.
Aerospace
Berlin flights scrapped, delayed by icy winter weather
"We resumed flight operations shortly after noon. The first aircraft are currently being de-iced," a Berlin Brandenburg Airport spokeswoman told AFP.
Flora And Fauna
Hidden mechanical energy may help sustain life on Earth
A new review introduces a third, largely overlooked energy source that may help drive global biogeochemical cycles, mechanical force converted into usable energy in natural environments.
Water World
Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean power
The GWEC concept relies on a spinning flywheel housed within a floating structure to turn complex wave driven motion into electricity.
Iraq Wars
Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi official
They are among up to 7,000 IS detainees whose transfer from Syria to Iraq the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced last month, in a move it said was aimed at…
Climate Science
Stable water tables help wetlands curb methane emissions
Wetlands cover only around six percent of Earths land area but hold about 30 percent of the terrestrial organic carbon pool.