Science and technology news today centers on how governments and institutions are trying to manage risk, from the growing strategic importance of space and AI to the deadly effects of extreme heat. Alongside that, researchers and companies push new health tools even as internatio...
Science and technology news today centers on how governments and institutions are trying to manage risk, from the growing strategic importance of space and AI to the deadly effects of extreme heat. Alongside that, researchers and companies push new health tools even as international forums grapple with wider security and climate pressures.
A new projection links this year’s El Niño to a sharp rise in heat mortality, with researchers estimating about 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide from June through February compared with a typical year. The finding underscores how large climate patterns can quickly translate into major public-health consequences across regions already exposed to extreme heat.
The UN General Assembly’s second day turns to the war in Iran, AI governance and climate, putting science and technology questions inside a wider diplomatic and security agenda. The discussions reflect how emerging technologies, environmental stress and conflict are increasingly treated as connected global problems requiring coordinated international responses.
The UK says it will create its first dedicated RAF space squadron, No III Space Effects Squadron, to help protect British interests in orbit. The unit is intended to defend critical satellites by disrupting or countering hostile activity, highlighting how space infrastructure is becoming a core part of national security planning.
Syngenis is joining the Perron Institute and the founders of Gene S in a new precision-medicine venture built around integrated DNA and RNA technology. The collaboration aims to apply that platform in a new commercial structure, reflecting continued investment in tools that tailor diagnosis and treatment more closely to individual biology.
Top Science stories
- DOJ Defends Trump White House Media Ban, Citing Privilege and National Security (9 sources)
- UK to launch RAF “No III Space Effects Squadron” to protect military satellites (8 sources)
- El Niño linked to projected 451,000 additional heat deaths by February (8 sources)
- Auditor-General finds no evidence the $40m Victorian youth crime program reduces offending (4 sources)
- Syngenis joins Perron Institute and Gene S founders in new precision-medicine venture (4 sources)
- Inmates deny attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father in prison (4 sources)
- Bittu Tabahi’s cleanup campaign removes waste from Yamuna in Delhi and Gurugram (3 sources)
- Iceland’s last whaler argues against banning whaling (3 sources)
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