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Israel smuggled Starlink system into Iran, ex-PM admits

JERUSALEM: A former Israeli prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that Israel had smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to help anti-government protesters, though he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government failed to…

Dawn

Fossilised teeth plug 30-million-year marsupial evolution gap

ABC News

Fossilised teeth plug 30-million-year marsupial evolution gap

A few teeth found in an outback fossil deposit have helped connect a 30-million-year blind spot in Australia's evolutionary history.

ABC News

Musk’s SpaceX Adds Billions in Debt While Cutting Interest Costs

Bloomberg

Musk’s SpaceX Adds Billions in Debt While Cutting Interest Costs

Elon Musk is no stranger to financial alchemy. His latest feat: adding billions of dollars of debt onto his cash-burning business empire while simultaneously cutting its annual interest burden.

Bloomberg

‘Travelers are getting better at spotting obvious scams'

TechRadar

‘Travelers are getting better at spotting obvious scams'

Airbnb scams have surged 30x since 2023, including a sharp rise this year Criminals hijack legitimate host accounts to to trick holidaymakers Staying safe isn't so straightforward as threats evolve Airbnb-related scam activity has…

TechRadar

A global map of seagrass ecosystems

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01805-0 Combining satellite imagery and machine learning has created the first comprehensive map of seagrass meadows, in a boost for the conservation of these crucial…

Genetic technologies to enhance crop nutritional value under climate change

Genetic technologies to enhance crop nutritional value under climate change

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10593-6 This Review reflects on the joint power of genetic technologies, including untapped CRISPR–Cas techniques to combat hidden hunger and improve crop resilience, and…

Optical cooling by interfacial charge transfer in 2D heterostructures

Optical cooling by interfacial charge transfer in 2D heterostructures

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10662-w Optical cooling in two-dimensional semiconductor heterostructures is demonstrated through phonon-assisted interfacial charge transfer, enabling cryogen-free thermal…

‘Us’ not ‘them’: scientists must use their skills to help stop polarization and division

‘Us’ not ‘them’: scientists must use their skills to help stop polarization and division

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01952-4 Researchers who study what divides people also have the tools to explore strategies to unite them.

Russia’s Wiki warfare tries to distort reality, documents show

Russia’s Wiki warfare tries to distort reality, documents show

Russia's "Project 2026" wasn't just to spread misinformation on social media — its main goal to create an alternative information ecosystem.

What is driving Europe’s heat wave?

Scientists say the factors driving up temperatures are nothing new, but heat waves are made more intense in a world hotter because of burning fossil fuels.

‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies

South China Morning Post

‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies

Leading immigration lawyers and activists say the US government has intensified its crackdown on Chinese scientists and researchers – a campaign they argue is even more aggressive than the controversial “China Initiative” launched during…

South China Morning Post

Appeals court pauses deadline for Interior to restore NPS displays

The Hill