Science

FCT agency begins school greening, tree planting campaign

The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB) has commenced a school greening and tree planting campaign across primary and junior secondary schools in the FCT. The campaign was inaugurated on Monday, at Junior…

4 arrested as Customs intercepts 22 elephant tusks in Ogun

From Eugene Agha Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Lagos, has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against wildlife trafficking with the arrest of four suspected traffickers and the…

Korean scientists recreate ancient sea silk and crack the secret of its shimmer

Bleep tests, alcohol bans and Gazza: Italia 90 set the bar for England and sports science | Sean Ingle

Bobby Robson employed a head of human performance for the World Cup and, despite wariness, the players got on board The eve of Italia 90. Gazza’s tears, England’s heartache, and the cascading emotions of a World Cup that sang and…

Europe’s AI champion Mistral vulnerable to Russian disinformation, study finds

Open-source generative models are worse at removing false news than others, according to Estonian researchers

Tech CEOs, security researchers send letter to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

Top cybersecurity leaders are urging the US Commerce Secretary to reverse restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. They argue these limitations disarm cyber defenders, hindering their ability to protect digital…

Artemis III pilot Luca Parmitano recalls witnessing bushfires from space

Luca Parmitano was commanding the International Space Station when bushfires devastated eastern Australia. He has a blunt warning for the future of the planet.

Will the World Cup be safe? New report finds huge surge in cyberattacks targeting professional sports organizations

AI is amplifying cybersecurity risk around major sporting events, researchers find.

How do researchers choose what to work on?

Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01811-2 A scientist’s account of switching focus to tackle pressing problems, and researchers consider the best way to preserve eggs, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Mathematicians are developing rules for AI use — other fields should follow

Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01881-2 The mathematics community is right to call for transparency, integrity and fairness to be protected when AI tools are used. Researchers in other disciplines could learn…

SpaceX Investors at US Retail Brokers Got at Least One IPO Share

Customers at some of the largest retail brokerage firms in the US each received at least a single share in SpaceX’s $86.2 billion IPO, underscoring how the offering was designed to give individual investors a sizable role.

‘Air India flight AI 171 crash exposes payout void for victims on ground’

The absence of a dedicated statutory mechanism creates uncertainty over liability, quantum of compensation, timelines for relief, claims procedures and access to justice. It requested govt to establish a statutory ‘Ground Victims…