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Niger: Latest Niamey Airport Attack Tests Niger Junta As Terror Groups 'Adapt'

[RFI] Niamey airport was attacked for the second time this year on 18 June, with 13 people killed, in an assault that illustrated how jihadist groups are changing their methods to test Niger's security forces. Nigerien researcher Brimaka…

Angola: Angola's Long War Changed the Way Farmers Used Fire - Why It Matters

[The Conversation Africa] Few places in Africa have been as isolated and understudied as eastern Angola, particularly the highlands of the Moxico provinces, a region rich in biodiversity, culture and history. The country's political past…

‘Networking becomes the make-or-break factor’: Orbital data centers reintroduce a challenge we’ve now fixed on land

Although the technology powering them has evolved in performance and efficiency, the core principle of data centers hasn’t changed much in the past two decades. Every new generation of infrastructure has been designed to shorten the…

What is Starfall? Inside SpaceX’s secretive new return capsule

UP researchers identify new Mayon bacteria with antibiotic potential

Found in volcanic soil in Albay, the newly classified organism belongs to a bacterial group responsible for producing many of today’s antibiotics, underscoring the Philippines’ potential role in the global search for new treatments against…

What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?

The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly negotiating with dozens of countries Elon Musk’s Starlink has long dominated the satellite internet industry, but a Chinese…

Live: Strong earthquakes hit Venezuelan capital, 'high casualties' likely

Buildings and houses collapse after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake strikes west of Caracas, leading scientists to estimate "high casualties and extensive damage" in the capital. Follow live.

Reflections on the 6th Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS 2026)

As leaders, innovators, policymakers, and development partners gather for the 6th Africa Digital Health Summit, one reality is clear: digital transformation in health is not primarily about technology. It is about building stronger, more…

AI outpacing traditional audit systems, say bankers

Financial sector players have warned that traditional audit and governance frameworks are becoming inadequate as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms banking operations, risk management, and fraud detection in Nigeria’s financial…

Greenplinth deepens economic inclusion with 80m cookstoves project

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s climate, energy and development sectors have intensified efforts to launch an ambitious 80 million clean cookstoves programme aimed at reducing household air pollution, curbing deforestation, expanding access to…

Electric fields probe the symmetry of the ‘heavy hydrogen’ nucleus

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02036-z The response of the nucleus of a deuterium atom to electric fields shows no evidence of asymmetry, which is consistent with conventional theories of particle physics.

Can you terraform Mars? Try Nature ’s game

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01978-8 Once the realm of science fiction, the idea of making Mars habitable is gaining traction. Nature consulted with key scientists to develop this experimental adventure.