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Environment May 4, 2026

States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection

On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then alerted the state's forest ...

Environment May 4, 2026

Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren't we counting military emissions?

When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the global economy for their contributions to rising greenhouse gases. Agriculture, aviation, steel, cement—all were ...

Social Sciences Nov 13, 2025

How drones are altering contemporary warfare

In recent months, Russia has frequently flown drones into NATO territory, where NATO countries typically try to shoot them down. By contrast, when three Russian fighter jets made an incursion into Estonian airspace in September, ...

Political science Nov 12, 2025

How China's latest aircraft carrier will challenge western maritime dominance

China's new Fujian aircraft carrier, unveiled recently by President Xi Jinping with great fanfare, has been hailed by Chinese state media as a major milestone in the country's naval modernization program and a key development ...

Political science Oct 7, 2025

Europe isn't prepared for the unmanned aircraft threat. Will its 'drone wall' be enough?

As Moscow's military offensive grinds on at Europe's eastern edge, tensions are skyrocketing on the continent due to repeated, brazen violations of European airspace deliberately orchestrated by Russia. Europe has announced ...

Ecology Jul 24, 2025

Uruguay confronts a powerful new threat to its palm trees: A tiny red bug

Palm trees in Uruguay are more than just plants, they are icons, much like olive groves for Greeks or cherry blossoms for the Japanese.

Biochemistry Apr 28, 2025

A simpler way to make microgels for programmable drug release

A new straightforward way to make an injectable gel capable of releasing multiple drugs at specific speeds improves scalability and access to the technique, according to a University of Michigan study.

Environment Apr 23, 2025

NASA airborne sensor's wildfire data helps firefighters take action

A NASA sensor recently brought a new approach to battling wildfire, providing real-time data that helped firefighters in the field contain a blaze in Alabama. Called AVIRIS-3, which is short for Airborne Visible Infrared ...

Political science Apr 17, 2025

AI-controlled fighter jets may be closer than we think, and would change the face of warfare

Could we be on the verge of an era where fighter jets take flight without pilots—and are controlled by artificial intelligence (AI)? US R Adm Michael Donnelly recently said that an upcoming combat jet could be the Navy's ...

Economics & Business Apr 7, 2025

US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes

"You cannot annex another country." This was the clear message given by the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, at a recent press conference with the outgoing and incoming prime ministers of Greenland. It did not appear ...

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