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 September 24, 2026
MILITARY Pakistan confirms Afghan strikes after resident says Kandahar hit Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
An overnight airstrike hit the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told AFP early Thursday. Read more →
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WATER WORLD Heat-resistant corals provide clues to climate change survival
In a future shaped by climate change, only the strong - or heat-resistant - will survive. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences opens a window into a genetic process that allows some corals to withstand unusually high tempera... more
DRAGON SPACE China's BeiDou and Fengyun Satellites Elevate Global Weather Forecasting Capabilities
Sun explained, "When the BDS satellite works, the signal passing through the Earth's ionosphere and atmosphere will be delayed and bent, producing errors." However, by precisely determining the locations of the BDS and Fengyun satellites, these signal errors c... more
BIO FUEL Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab
Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae - a verdant green paste with the consistency of pea soup. The research by engineers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest N... more
FARM NEWS New test for ancient DNA authenticity throws doubt on Stone Age wheat trade
A DNA sample thought to show prehistoric trade in cereals is most likely from modern wheat, according to new research led by the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology. The scientists developed a new test to verify the authenticity of ancient DNA. They... more
SOLAR Solar power from 'the dark side' unlocked by a new formula
Double-sided solar cells are already enabling panels to sit vertically on land or rooftops and even horizontally as the canopy of a gas station, but it hasn't been known exactly how much electricity these panels could ultimately generate or the money they coul... more
SHAKE AND BLOW Effects of flooding on Cairo
When faced with a choice between a deluge or a controlled deluge in May 2011 that would protect the city of Cairo, Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers chose the latter by ordering an intentional breach of the Mississippi River levee at Bird's Point, but... more
SPACE INDUSTRY Intelsat expands Brazil infrastructure, delivers new services
All of the assets, technology and infrastructure in Brazil are operational, including the following: New high-throughput satellite capacity: Intelsat 46e and Galaxy 28, positioned over Brazil and Latin America, will provide reliable connectivity supporting Ent... more
FARM NEWS How the chicken crossed the Red Sea
The discarded bone of a chicken leg, still etched with teeth marks from a dinner thousands of years ago, provides some of the oldest known physical evidence for the introduction of domesticated chickens to the continent of Africa, research from Washington Univ... more
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