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630 Trucks Of Fertilizer procured for three farming seasons, Kano govt clarifies

From Ahmad Datti, Kano The Kano State Commissioner for Agriculture Dr Danjuma Mahmud, has clarified that the State procured 630 Trucks of Fertilizer for 203- 2026 farming seasons. Weekend Trust had reported that the state procured 630…

Alleged fake research scandal under probe in Indonesia, sparks debate over academic integrity

An Indonesian researcher spotted fishy behaviour by her compatriots at a conference in Denmark and refused to look away. The case has sparked a wider debate over research integrity in Indonesia.

‘Invasion of Washington’ UFO tape may surface as lawmakers push release

An audio tape reportedly exists of a UFO briefing between Air Force officials and scientists in 1952.

Rocket Lab to buy satellite communications firm Iridium in $8 billion deal

Why Data Sovereignty is the Key to Personalized Medicine

\ The New Currency of Pharma \ I. The Data Paradigm Shift The more I do research on health and health data, I see the need to talk about Telehealth and health data in the era of data science. \ For most of the twentieth century, data was a…

3 firefighters killed as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage across the West

The National Weather Service said wildfire conditions “remain critical” across the Southwest, with risk high in the Four Corners region where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah intersect.

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it

A sneaky rule change has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there's still time to fight it. On May 29th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a 412-page proposal to revise federal financial…

First Antarctic dinosaur fossil confirmed nearly 40 years after discovery

A vertebra discovered by British scientists in 1985 has been identified as the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica, shedding new light on how these animals spread across the southern hemisphere.

SpaceX's $25 billion bond sale drives huge demand - and a potential headache for investors

SpaceX’s $25 billion debt sale drew heavy demand, but analysts warn of capital spending, refinancing and investor concentration risks.

‘Samsung would never do that’: new Galaxy Z Fold 8 name surfaces online, but fans aren't convinced it’s legit

Images of cases for the rumored wider Galaxy foldable have leaked They look like official cases, but they call the phone the 'Galaxy New Fold' Fans have cast doubt over whether these are the real deal One of the big questions surrounding…

NASA's X-59 "frankenjet" tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car door slamming shut 20 feet…

China pledges extra US$14.7 million in earthquake relief to Venezuela

China is providing an additional 100 million yuan (US$14.7 million) worth of relief items to Venezuela after two earthquakes last week left at least 1,450 dead, including eight Chinese citizens. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo…